Two groups of unnamed FBI agents involved in the January 6th investigations and the probe into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents are suing the Justice Department. They allege they were instructed to fill out a survey detailing their roles in these cases, with a perceived intent to identify agents for termination as politically motivated retribution.
Two groups of unnamed FBI agents involved in the January 6th investigations and the probe into former President Donald Trump 's handling of classified documents have filed lawsuits against the Justice Department . The agents allege they were instructed to fill out a survey detailing their roles in these cases, with a perceived intent to identify agents for termination as politically motivated retribution.
In one lawsuit, nine agents claim the survey's purpose is to create a list targeting them for dismissal or other adverse employment actions. They express fear that this list could be publicized by Trump allies, endangering themselves and their families from potential retaliation by convicted January 6th offenders. The agents state they have been informed of their likely termination in the near future due to their work on both the January 6th and documents cases. They aim to represent a class potentially exceeding 6,000 current and former FBI agents and employees who participated in investigations related to Trump's alleged crimes or abuses of power.The second lawsuit, filed by seven unnamed agents and the FBI Agents Association, echoes similar concerns, seeking court protection from the Justice Department's anticipated retaliatory actions that could expose their personal information to public opprobrium and potential vigilante attacks from individuals they investigated. Both lawsuits allege First and Fifth Amendment violations by the Justice Department and request an injunction against the creation, storage, reporting, publication, or dissemination of any list identifying FBI agents and linking them to January 6th and Mar-a-Lago case activities. The lawsuits also highlight the agents' fears regarding the potential release of their personal information on the dark web, citing instances where convicted January 6th offenders have already published some of their data. The agents argue that compiling lists of individuals involved in investigations that displeased Donald Trump constitutes retaliatory action, aiming to intimidate and discourage future reporting of potential wrongdoing by Trump and his associates
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