FBI provides information on 5,000 employees involved in Jan 6 investigations
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The FBI has reportedly met the demand from the US Department of Justice to provide details on over 5,000 employees involved in the investigations stemming from the January 6 riots, as noted by CNN on Tuesday. In reaction to this request, FBI agents have initiated legal action to safeguard the identities of the agents involved, citing fears of potential retaliation.
The events of January 6, 2021, saw thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump gathering in Washington, DC, in an effort to halt the certification of the 2020 election results. The unrest resulted in five fatalities, and around 140 police officers sustained injuries. Following the turmoil, more than 1,500 individuals faced federal charges linked to the incident. On the first day of his second term, Trump signed two executive orders commuting the sentences of 14 individuals associated with the riots and pardoning all others convicted, in addition to directing an end to the “weaponization of the federal government.”
In compliance with the DOJ's requests, the FBI provided ID numbers, job titles, and roles related to the January 6 investigations for over 5,000 employees but opted to withhold their names, as reported by CNN, which referenced anonymous sources.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has claimed that the FBI's refusal to disclose the identities constitutes “insubordination," according to an internal email obtained by various media. Bove has reiterated requests for the FBI to “identify the core team” involved in the investigation, as reported by PMG on Wednesday.
Consequently, the DOJ issued a mandate instructing the FBI to “obtain a complete data set,” which the department intends to “reliably pare down to the core team that will be the focus of the weaponization review pursuant to the Executive Order.” The objective is not to prosecute those who “simply followed orders” but rather to identify “those who acted with corrupt or partisan intent,” opposed FBI leadership, or “exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI,” as Bove reportedly stated.
In a significant move, FBI agents have filed two federal lawsuits against the DOJ and acting US Attorney General James McHenry in an effort to protect the identities of up to 6,000 employees from possible retaliation.
The class-action lawsuit, brought by nine anonymous FBI agents against McHenry, asserts that “plaintiffs reasonably fear” that the information provided to the agency could become public, thereby endangering themselves and their families from potential retribution by those convicted in relation to the January 6 events. The lawsuit contends, “The very act of compiling lists of persons who worked on matters that upset Donald Trump is retaliatory in nature.”
Ramin Sohrabi for TROIB News
The events of January 6, 2021, saw thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump gathering in Washington, DC, in an effort to halt the certification of the 2020 election results. The unrest resulted in five fatalities, and around 140 police officers sustained injuries. Following the turmoil, more than 1,500 individuals faced federal charges linked to the incident. On the first day of his second term, Trump signed two executive orders commuting the sentences of 14 individuals associated with the riots and pardoning all others convicted, in addition to directing an end to the “weaponization of the federal government.”
In compliance with the DOJ's requests, the FBI provided ID numbers, job titles, and roles related to the January 6 investigations for over 5,000 employees but opted to withhold their names, as reported by CNN, which referenced anonymous sources.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has claimed that the FBI's refusal to disclose the identities constitutes “insubordination," according to an internal email obtained by various media. Bove has reiterated requests for the FBI to “identify the core team” involved in the investigation, as reported by PMG on Wednesday.
Consequently, the DOJ issued a mandate instructing the FBI to “obtain a complete data set,” which the department intends to “reliably pare down to the core team that will be the focus of the weaponization review pursuant to the Executive Order.” The objective is not to prosecute those who “simply followed orders” but rather to identify “those who acted with corrupt or partisan intent,” opposed FBI leadership, or “exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI,” as Bove reportedly stated.
In a significant move, FBI agents have filed two federal lawsuits against the DOJ and acting US Attorney General James McHenry in an effort to protect the identities of up to 6,000 employees from possible retaliation.
The class-action lawsuit, brought by nine anonymous FBI agents against McHenry, asserts that “plaintiffs reasonably fear” that the information provided to the agency could become public, thereby endangering themselves and their families from potential retribution by those convicted in relation to the January 6 events. The lawsuit contends, “The very act of compiling lists of persons who worked on matters that upset Donald Trump is retaliatory in nature.”
Ramin Sohrabi for TROIB News
