"I wasn't surprised - I was definitely disappointed. But I knew, though not truly first hand, that I was on a list. There was fear after the administration came in that they were going to start looking at all of our personnel files, where some of us did self identify our sexual orientation and some of us did identify as trans."
"A man who worked at the FBI has said he was wrongfully terminated for flying a Pride flag. David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran at the FBI, has said he is "disappointed" in the bureau after his termination. According to Maltinsky, who had served as an intelligence specialist with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination on 1 October was "unconstitutional and politically motivated.""
David Maltinsky served 16 years as an FBI intelligence specialist and was terminated on October 1 after displaying a Pride flag. He asserts the firing was unconstitutional and politically motivated and says he was on a list of LGBT and transgender employees targeted after the administration change. Maltinsky reported fear that a unit called DOGE would compile personnel files identifying sexual orientation and remove 'undesirables.' DOGE was later disbanded with eight months remaining on its contract, and the Office of Personnel Management said it no longer existed as a centralized entity. Maltinsky has filed a lawsuit claiming First Amendment violations and seeks reinstatement.
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