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.
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,
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 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 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 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 agents sue Trump administration over Jan. 6 scrutiny and potential layoffs
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.
‘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 questionnaire about any involvement in investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot,
FBI agents fight dismissals and demands for names of those worked on Jan. 6 cases
FBI agents are pushing back against the Trump administration, filing lawsuits aimed at preventing their dismissals and, for those who worked on Jan. 6 cases, keeping their names from being made public.
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 ...
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.
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 ...