FBI agents who ‘simply followed orders’ in Jan. 6 probes won’t be fired, a Justice official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents “who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of being fired, a top Justice Department official said in a memo to the bureau workforce obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Top DOJ official says FBI employees who 'simply followed orders' on Jan 6 investigations won't be fired
Acting FBI Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove assured FBI employees that they will not face consequences if they followed orders an acted ethically in Jan. 6 investigations.
FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue
FBI officials have complied with demands to provide the Justice Department with a list of thousands of employees who worked on investigations related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, according to people familiar with the situation.
FBI Agents Who Worked Jan. 6 And Trump Cases Sue Justice Department
A group of FBI agents sued the U.S. Justice Department in a lawsuit on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to step in and stop the publication of a list they say the bureau is actively compiling of agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases or helped investigate President Donald Trump while he was criminally indicted.
FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations
The FBI agents said in the lawsuit that any effort to review or discriminate agains employees involved in the Jan. 6 investigations would be “unlawful and retaliatory," and a violation of civil service protections.
FBI agents sue to protect identities of Jan. 6 agents as Trump officials pursue them
An anonymous group of FBI employees sued the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday, seeking to protect the identities of those agents and others who investigated supporters of Donald Trump for storming the U.
FBI agents sue Justice Department, alleging 'retribution' over their work on Jan. 6 cases
The agents claim a survey about their roles in any Capitol riot investigations is meant to identify targets to be fired "as a form of politically motivated retribution."
FBI discloses 5,000 agents to DOJ as agents sue government over Jan. 6 scrutiny
FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6 probe are suing the government over plans to review the FBI workforce and agents who may have worked on the investigations.
FBI agents sue to protect identities of those who worked on Jan. 6 investigation
In a class action suit filed on Tuesday, the agents said the information will be used to retaliate against them through firings or other actions.
FBI agents sue DOJ to block release of who worked on Trump, Jan. 6 cases
Using information about cases involving Jan. 6 or President Donald Trump to fire FBI employees would be unlawful and retaliatory, attorneys for nine agents said.
FBI agents sue to block DOJ from compiling list of officials who worked on Jan. 6 or Trump cases
The agents are fearful that the Trump-led Justice Department will exact punishment against employees deemed disloyal.
Top Justice Department official accuses FBI leadership of ‘insubordination’ over January 6 inquiry
The acting deputy attorney general accused FBI leadership of “insubordination” by refusing to identify a “core team” of ...
Lawyer who backed Trump on Jan. 6 helped push birthright citizenship ban
Attorney John C. Eastman is among the most prominent voices who helped propel the idea of curbing automatic citizenship into ...
More Than 13% of the FBI Worked on January 6 Cases
The FBI turned over the names of roughly 5,000 employees—more than 13% of its workforce—who worked on January 6 cases.
‘Time for me to dig in’: Justice Department puts pressure on FBI agents who worked on January 6 cases
The fate of thousands of FBI officials remains in the balance as the Justice Department is demanding they fill out a ...
Republicans grill FBI over troubling discrepancy about Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect still roaming free
GOP lawmakers are demanding answers from the FBI after a former head of the bureau’s DC office claimed a person who laid pipe ...
Trump administration sued over Jan. 6 information requests, health data scrubbing
The Trump administration was sued in separate civil complaints challenging a request for information about FBI employees who ...
FBI executives ousted and personnel under internal review as Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors
Martin's directive, written by Acting Attorney General James McHenry, said the firings would be effective immediately. The ...