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 bureau employees who worked on January 6 investigations, while trying to assure that rank-and-file agents who “simply followed orders” will not be fired unless they “acted with corrupt or partisan intent,
FBI agents who 'simply followed orders' in Jan. 6 probes won't be fired, a Justice official says
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.
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 ordered to work on January 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says
A top Justice Department official on Wednesday told FBI agents they would not be fired if they worked on January 6 investigations because they were ordered to do so and accused FBI leaders of insubordination for initially opposing demands for agents' names.
Jan. 6 defendant says Trump’s blanket pardon covers conspiracy to kill FBI agents
Usually, whether someone was pardoned for something isn’t a matter of debate. But it’s one of the latest legal questions raised by Trump’s blanket clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, at a time when his administration has been supporting those defendants and attempting to rid the government of the people who worked on their cases.
FBI agents sue Trump administration over Jan. 6 scrutiny as FBI discloses list of over 5,000 agents to DOJ
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 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 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 try to block Justice Dept. effort to examine 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.
DOJ Says FBI Agents Who 'Followed Orders' On Jan. 6 Probes Won't Be Fired
FBI employees involved in investigations related to the riot have been asked to complete questionnaires about their participation.
Fired prosecutor who handled Jan. 6 cases responds to Trump
Former US attorney Jake Struebing says he’s concerned about the Trump administration’s recent shakeup of the Department of ...
Brian Sicknick's brother blasts President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
The brother of Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on on the Capitol, blasted President Trump's decision to grant clemency to some 1,500 Jan. 6 ...