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 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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
FBI survey probes agents' work on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, sources say
FBI supervisors across the country have received questionnaires to distribute to certain agents in their field offices containing questions about the agents' possible work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases,
FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove made the statements on Wednesday in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.
Justice Dept Official Says FBI Agents Ordered to Work on Jan. 6 Cases Are Not at Risk
The Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General said Wednesday that FBI agents who were following orders to work on Jan. 6 investigations are not at risk of termination, and he accused FBI leaders of "insubordination" for failing to comply with demands for information about those cases,
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 ...
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 ...
Special Forces vets pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack
President Donald Trump's pardon in January of people who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots is extended to two ...
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 ...