FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators
Agency submitted list, excluding names, of up to 6,000 agents involved in investigating 2021 Capitol attack
The FBI has complied with a US justice department demand for a list of names of agents who worked on investigations related to the 6 January 2021 insurrection, ending a weeklong standoff and further raising fears among bureau employees of retaliation from Donald Trump’s second presidential administration.
The acting FBI director, Brian Driscoll, said in an email reported by CNN that he had warned the department of the consequences of not keeping the names private.
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