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A dozen FBI agents who lost their jobs earlier this year after they were photographed kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington following the 2020 murder of George Floyd have sued their former employer and the Trump administration to get their jobs back.
The nine women and three men claimed in the Monday filing that they were “unlawfully terminated” by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel in violation of their First and Fifth Amendment rights. FBI officers take a knee with demonstrators as they march on Pennsylvania Ave during a protest over the death of George Floyd on June 4, 2020, in Washington.The plaintiffs, described in the lawsuit as “highly trained counterintelligence and counterterrorism Special Agents” were photographed kneeling during a June 4, 2020, demonstration in the nation’s capital in response to the May 25 killing of Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The agents’ lawsuit claims the protest “included hostile individuals alongside families with young children” and likened the tense situation to “another critical moment from our nation’s Founding: the Boston Massacre.”Serial criminal Cinnabon worker in viral hate video denies she's racist for bizarre reason Mom convicted of killing 66-year-old retired nurse in botched robbery to fund daughter’s cheerleading trip Noting that they were not equipped with protective gear or non-lethal munitions for crowd control, the agents said they “made a considered tactical decision focused on saving American lives and maintaining order … As a result of their tactical decision to kneel, the mass of people moved on without escalating to violence. Plaintiffs did not need to discharge their firearms that day. Plaintiffs saved American lives.” After President Trump took office this past January, the lawsuit claims White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller began pushing for “summary firings” of agents. After Patel was confirmed as FBI director Feb. 21, at least four of the female agents were reassigned from high-ranking positions in the bureau. FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at a press conference after two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 26, 2025.The agents were fired Sept. 26 for “unprofessional conduct and a lack of impartiality in carrying out duties, leading to the political weaponization of government” — despite the fact that an internal investigation was still pending.The NY Times suddenly discovers the Biden border crisis — long after it mattersUES soccer mom kicks up controversy asking about private jet for son’s games, ‘he’s never flown commercial’
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