US Edition12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
The agents say they kneeled to de-escalate unrest during racial justice protests and were fired in a partisan retaliation, seeking reinstatement and a court ruling on constitutionality.
- Twelve former FBI agents sued to get their jobs back after being fired for kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, D.C.
- The agents claimed their kneeling was intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not a political gesture.
- The lawsuit alleges the agents were dismissed in a 'partisan effort to retaliate against FBI employees' perceived as sympathetic to Trump's political opponents.
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Ex-FBI agents sue Patel over firings after kneeling at 2020 protest
A dozen former FBI special agents have filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel over the bureau’s decision to terminate their employment after the agents knelt during a George Floyd protest in 2020. The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, concerns an incident in which the former special agents said they took a knee as a “de-escalation response” to a mob surrounding them during a June 4, 2020, p…
Twelve ex-FBI agents who kneeled to quell 2020 protests sue for unlawful firings
Twelve former FBI agents sued senior FBI and Justice Department leaders on Monday, saying they were unlawfully fired for taking a knee in an effort to quell racial justice protests in 2020 spurred by the police killing of George Floyd.
FBI agents fired over 2020 kneeling photo during George Floyd protests sue Director Kash Patel
A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
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