US EditionFBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations
- A group of nine FBI agents has filed a lawsuit to prevent the public identification of employees involved in the Jan. 6 investigations, citing fears of retaliation against personnel involved in the probe.
- The lawsuit claims that the questionnaire filled out by employees is intended to identify agents for termination or adverse actions.
- The plaintiffs argue that any discrimination against FBI employees involved in the Jan. 6 investigations is unlawful and violates civil service protections.
- Donald Trump stated he believes the FBI is 'corrupt' and did not answer questions about removing employees involved in the investigation.
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FBI employees sue Justice Department to safeguard agents who investigated Capitol attack
Two groups of FBI employees sued (see here and here) the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to protect agents who were involved in the investigation of persons suspected of being involved in the attack on the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, and of the unlawful removal of classified documents by Donald Trump to his residence at Mar-a-Logo. Both complaints were filed before the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff…
Rank and Vile FBI Agents Who Weaponized Govt File Lawsuit to Hide Their Identity
from The Conservative Treehouse: Oh, this is rich…. “The lawsuit, which claims violations of First Amendment rights and of the federal Privacy Act, asks to bar the Justice Department from aggregating and disseminating the identities of FBI agents and employees that could tie them to the Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago cases.” [Read Full Article] The […]
FBI agents file suit to block DOJ from providing list of employees who investigated Jan. 6 cases
An anonymous group of FBI agents who assisted on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol have filed a lawsuit in an effort to block the Justice Department’s plans to review the FBI’s workforce and scrutinize agents who may have worked on the sensitive investigations. The nine agents are suing the Justice Department and its interim head, Acting Attorney General James McHenry, in a class action lawsuit on behalf of all affected FBI agents. Th…
FBI Agents ask court to bar Trump team from disclosing their names - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Two anonymous sets of FBI agents and employees filed lawsuits Tuesday seeking to prevent the Trump administration from releasing the identities of agents and staff members who participated in the investigations into the Capitol riot Jan. 6, 2021.
Here’s How Many FBI Employees Were Tasked with Taking Down Trump - News Addicts
Some Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are suing the Justice Department to block them from compiling the list of agents who worked on the anti-Trump cases that have engulfed the bureau for years. The cases that went nowhere turned to vapor when Donald J. Trump completed the most remarkable political comeback in American history. The […] The post Here’s How Many FBI Employees Were Tasked with Taking Down Trump appeared first on News Addicts.
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