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2026-08-04 16:33 UTC
Together, the filings, including from fmr #FBI & #DOJ alumni, underscore a concerted & #bipartisan pushback to the waves of terminations that have roiled the FBI in the last 1½ years.…
The briefs argue the firings were illegal because agents were denied #DueProcess & punished for perceived political affiliation, & the terminations contradict decades of expectations that the bureau’s “apolitical, professional career corps of agents” can work on sensitive cases w/o putting their careers at risk.
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@Nonilex@masto.ai 2026-08-04 16:34
“The Bureau simply cannot function if individual Special Agents must choose whether to accept a lawful assignment that could later get them fired, or alternatively to reject it & become subject to firing for insubordination. #FBI Special Agents have long understood that they are subject to assignment & reassignment at any time based on the needs of the Bureau,” the agents association, which serves nearly 12,000 members, wrote in its brief. #law #Trump #RevengePolitics #EnemiesList