Former FBI agents launch nonprofit to aid agents facing ‘consequences of upholding their oaths’
The offshoot of Justice Connection will offer legal, mental health and job search help as former officials say agents face partisan pressure.
- On Monday, former FBI officials launched the FBI Support Network to provide legal, mental health, and job search assistance to current bureau employees struggling under what they describe as politically motivated restructuring by FBI Director Kash Patel.
- The FBI workforce is under assault as the administration intimidates staff for "blatantly partisan reasons," according to the group's website, with political leaders allegedly using agency authority to advance ideological goals and seek vengeance.
- Former senior executive Michael Mason said "there's an incredible amount of tension inside the agency right now," while counterintelligence agent Michael Feinberg noted a "wide gulf" between Patel's public statements and what FBI employees witness daily.
- Patel has consistently denied firing agents for political reasons, claiming terminations target individuals biased against President Donald Trump; Democratic lawmakers confronted him during congressional hearings, accusing him of dishonesty.
- The initiative, an offshoot of the Justice Connection, aims to connect agents to "legal, mental health, and employment support" in the coming years of the Trump administration, emphasizing those facing "unprecedented times" are not alone.
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FBI veterans form support group to help employees deal with Kash Patel
Former bureau officials have created the FBI Support Network, an organization designed to provide legal, mental health and job search assistance to current bureau employees struggling under what they characterize as a politically motivated restructuring of the agency under Director Kash Patel.The in...
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