FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful’ firings
The lawsuit seeks reinstatement and back pay, saying the agents were dismissed without cause after working on the classified-documents probe.
- On Thursday, nine former FBI employees filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging their terminations were unlawful and politically motivated. They seek reinstatement and back pay.
- Following a Feb. 23 demand for access to the 'Plasmic Echo' case file by FBI Special Agent Miles Starr of the 'Director's Advisory Team,' plaintiffs were summarily fired days later without due process. The file contained their names.
- Possessing 'over a century of experience and service to the FBI,' the nine plaintiffs worked on high-profile cases including the Boston Marathon bombing and attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pa. Abrupt firings disrupted sensitive counterintelligence investigations not properly transferred.
- Termination letters falsely claimed agents showed 'poor judgment and a lack of impartiality in carrying out their duties.' Attorneys Margaret Donovan and Abbe D. Lowell argue the firings constitute 'this blatant attack on the rule of law.'
- A similar lawsuit filed earlier this year involves two agents fired for roles in 'Arctic Frost,' special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into alleged criminal conspiracy regarding the 2020 election. The pattern suggests broader administrative targeting of Trump-related investigators.
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FBI Agents Fired Over Their Roles For Targeting Trump in Classified Documents Case Sue to Get Their Jobs Back
The nine former FBI agents fired for their roles in Jack Smith's classified documents case are suing the FBI and Director Kash Patel for their jobs back.
Several FBI employees were fired for investigating Trump keeping documents in his Florida home. Now they’re suing.
FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued on Thursday to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”
FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful’ firings
Nine former FBI employees involved in the classified documents case against President Donald Trump filed suit Thursday against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging their firings were “unlawful.”
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FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back
FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”
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