"The actions yesterday in which FBI Special Agents were terminated and then reinstated shortly after highlight the chaos that occurs when long-standing policies and processes are ignored. An Agent simply being assigned to an investigation and conducting it appropriately within the law should never be grounds for termination. Director Patel has disregarded the law and launched a campaign of erratic and arbitrary retribution."
"Since January, Patel has fired multiple agents who worked on investigations with former Special Counsel Jack Smith on cases involving President Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Several of those terminations were later reversed, Reuters reported. Some of the affected agents' names were included in unredacted documents released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA)."
The FBI Agents Association condemned Director Kash Patel for terminating and then quickly reinstating FBI agents, calling the actions chaotic and a disregard for law and due process. Patel fired multiple agents since January who worked on investigations with former Special Counsel Jack Smith into President Donald Trump and the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Several terminations were later reversed and some agents' names appeared in unredacted documents released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. Dozens of FBI agents, prosecutors, and DOJ employees have left or been forced out, prompting a lawsuit alleging improper White House pressure and raising concerns about DOJ independence.
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