FBI agents sue DOJ over effort to identify employees involved in Trump investigations
FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that they fear could be a precursor to mass firings.
The class-action complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, seeks an immediate halt to the Justice Development's plans to compile a list of investigators who participated in probes of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol as well as Trump's hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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The complaint also cites the Justice Department's firing last week of prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith's team as proof that the effort to compile the list is rooted in a desire for retribution.
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A Justice Department spokesman did not immediately return a message seeking comment.