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DOJ says FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases won't be fired if they acted 'in an ethical manner'
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would not target FBI employees who “simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” as it reviews the role of all agents involved ...The Hill - 1d -
Pam Bondi takes reins at DOJ as FBI employees sue over naming of Jan. 6 investigators
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is being sworn in to lead the Justice Department a day after multiple lawsuits were filed by FBI agents and employees who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol ...CBS News - 1d -
FBI agents file suit to keep DOJ from compiling list of those who investigated Jan. 6
A group of FBI agents who helped investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has filed suit to block the DOJ from assembling lists of agents for potential disciplinary action.ABC News - 1d -
FBI agents claim in federal lawsuits their rights have been violated regarding Jan. 6 scrutiny
The FBI met the deadline to send the names of the agents who helped to investigate the Jan. 6 attack. The list has details on more than 5,000 employees and agents who were part of the probe. In a ...CBS News - 1d -
FBI agents warn of national security threat from Jan. 6 scrutiny
A group of FBI agents sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over scrutiny of those involved in Jan. 6 probes. FBI supervisors have handed over the names of 5,000 employees who worked on Jan. 6 ...CBS News - 2d -
FBI agents sue Trump administration to block naming of investigators
Lawsuits allege justice department engaged in illegal retaliation against staff who probed US Capitol attackFinancial Times - 2d -
FBI discloses 5,000 agents to DOJ as agents sue government over Jan. 6 scrutiny
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.CBS News - 2d -
FBI agents sue Trump DoJ over effort to target January 6 investigation workers
Agents say bid to compile list of employees who worked on US Capitol attack cases could be precursor to mass firings. US politics – latest updates Two groups of unnamed FBI agents sued the ...The Guardian - 2d -
FBI turns in names of 5,000 employees to DOJ related to January 6 probes, U.S. official says
The FBI has turned in a list with 5,000 names of employees who may have worked on Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations, a U.S. official confirms. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.CBS News - 2d -
FBI agents sue over DOJ probe on January 6 investigations
FBI agents have sued the Justice Department over a questionnaire seeking to identify those who worked on January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.CBS News - 2d -
FBI agents file lawsuits alleging Justice Department 'retribution' over their work on Jan. 6 cases
Nine unnamed FBI agents who participated in Jan. 6 investigations have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Justice.NBC News - 2d -
Agents sue FBI, DOJ amid fears of retaliation over work on Jan. 6 cases
The FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are being sued by nine current agents who say their review of those who worked on the cases of some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants is a preparation to retaliate ...The Hill - 2d -
FBI facing potential purge, leadership ordered to turn over names of Jan. 6 investigators
A potential purge at the FBI is afoot as acting leadership is being told to give the Department of Justice the names of agents and employees connected to the Jan. 6 investigation. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
FBI agents fill out questionnaire probing Jan. 6 investigations
FBI agents were ordered to fill out a questionnaire by Monday detailing the work they conducted into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, including whether they made any arrests or executed any ...CBS News - 2d -
Names of FBI agents who investigated Capitol riots to be handed over to Trump DOJ officials
FBI executives decided they must turn over the names of agents who investigated the Jan. 6 cases to Trump DOJ officials, current and former officials saidNBC News - 3d -
FBI agents facing scrutiny for Jan. 6 probe
Sources tell CBS News that FBI supervisors have received questionnaires regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation to give to employees. The questions examine agents' roles in prosecuting the ...CBS News - 3d -
FBI agents questioned over role in Jan. 6 investigation
FBI agents across the country have received questionnaires asking about the agents' possible work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases. Scott MacFarlane has more.CBS News - 3d -
FBI supervisors receive questionnaires for agents in Jan. 6 investigations, sources say
CBS News' Scott MacFarlane says as many as 5,000 FBI agents are being subject to scrutiny on their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigation.CBS News - 3d -
White House questioning FBI agents on Jan. 6 probe involvement, sources say
FBI agents across the nation may receive a questionnaire about their potential work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases, sources tell CBS News. Scott MacFarlane reports.CBS News - 3d -
FBI agents asked to answer survey on Jan. 6 case involvement
The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) sent a message to its members on Sunday about the survey asking agents about their work related to investigating Jan. 6 cases.ABC News - 4d -
FBI survey probes agents' work on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, sources say
The questionnaires are to be completed and submitted by supervisors by Tuesday afternoon.CBS News - 4d -
DOJ's deletion of Jan. 6 records triggers legal challenge
The DOJ's decision to delete Jan. 6 case summaries and related webpages has also drawn the ire of one of the rioters.CBS News - 5d -
DOJ seeks list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases
Several sources told ABC News that the Trump administration is compiling a list of FBI agents who they believe should be fired or forced to resign in the coming days.ABC News - 5d -
Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors, FBI executives ousted
The Justice Department initiated the personnel changes at the D.C. U.S. attorney's office and the FBI.CBS News - 6d -
FBI purges top officials, agents who worked on Trump's criminal cases
The Trump administration forced out a number of FBI officials Friday, removing agents who worked on the criminal cases into President Trump as well as the heads of various field offices. A source ...The Hill - 6d -
The conservative ex-FBI agents who have Kash Patel's ear
When Donald Trump announced he wanted Kash Patel to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of Patel’s first moves was reaching out to three conservative former special ...NBC News - Jan. 30 -
U.S. Attorney Opens Investigation Into Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Cases
The move was the latest example of how the prosecutor in charge in Washington, Ed Martin, has sought in recent days to wind down the office’s sprawling investigation of the Capitol attack.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
Acting US Attorney for DC initiates 'review' of office's Jan. 6 investigation
Trump appointee Ed Martin was a promoter of his "Stop the Steal" campaign and was seen on the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.ABC News - Jan. 27 -
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...NBC News - Jan. 27 -
Speaker Mike Johnson plans to look into Jan. 6 and its investigation committee
Many Republican lawmakers have said that they want to "look forward, not back" regarding Jan. 6 and President Trump's pardons. But House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to establish a ...CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown
Multiple Justice Department officials were told they were being removed from their jobs and re-assigned to a new effort to take legal action against so-called sanctuary cities.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats' original investigation
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
House Republicans announce new subcommittee to investigate Jan. 6 events
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Wednesday the creation of a select subcommittee to investigate events before and after Jan.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Erase Justice Department’s Investigation
President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is ...The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Schiff calls Trump's' Jan. 6 pardons a 'grotesque display' of power
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sharply criticized President Trump for issuing a sweeping pardon to nearly all defendants charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Schiff, a ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Schiff calls Jan. 6 Biden pardons ‘unwise’
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called his preemptive pardon from former President Biden, announced Monday for all past members of the now-defunct House. Jan. 6 committee in the final moments of his ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
DOJ fights 3-day delay in releasing special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report
The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied a bid from President-elect Trump to block it ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says
Special Counsel Jack Smith has turned over to Attorney General Merrick Garland the completed final report on his two investigations that resulted in felony criminal charges against President-elect ...NBC News - Jan. 8