Judge to consider blocking FBI from assembling list of agents who investigated Jan. 6
A judge will consider blocking the FBI from assembling a list of agents involved in cases related to the Jan. 6 attack for potential disciplinary action or firings.
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 details 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 ordered to work on January 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says
A top Justice Department official on Wednesday told FBI agents they would not be fired if they worked on January 6 investigations because they were ordered to do so and accused FBI leaders of insubordination for initially opposing demands for agents' names.
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 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 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 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."
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 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.
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” investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol are not at risk of being fired, a top Justice Dept. official said in a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
No proof Musk donated $10 million to Jan. 6 families, claim is stolen satire | Fact check
Musk has not publicly mentioned making any such donation to the families of Jan. 6 defendants. The claim originated on a ...
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 ...
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, ...
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek ...
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 ...