Disbanding the group, which was responsible for rooting out corruption in Congress and fraud across government agencies, appears at odds with a major priority of the Trump administration.

The FBI is disbanding a Washington-based squad that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The FBI’s Washington Field Office is folding its federal public corruption squad, the same unit which aided Jack Smith’s special counsel investigation into now-President Donald Trump, three people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.