Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling on FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to provide information about an agent believed to have been promoted after she took a knee in solidarity while in uniform and on duty at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.
The Florida Republican sent a letter to Mr. Wray reminding him of the nationwide violent riots in 2020.
“This shameful and unprecedented violence took place over several days, and included the arson attack on St. John’s Episcopal Church adjacent to the White House. During these events, Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel were quite literally ‘on the line’ defending our nation’s Capitol in an attack that has not been surpassed since in either its scope or violence,” he wrote in the letter on Tuesday.
The kneeling incident, first reported by The Times, was also lauded by Larissa Knapp, the counterterrorism special agent in charge at the Washington field office, who said the kneeling agents de-escalated a confrontation that could have turned violent. “Our efforts in support of these Agents had nothing to do with supporting any group or movement. Outreach like this to Agents is a normal course of action when the FBIAA wants to show support for members, and I wanted to show support for these members after a challenging situation,” FBIAA President Brian O’Hare told The Times in a statement.
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