FBI agents accuse the Department of Justice of ‘unlawful’ and ‘retaliatory’ purges

Summary

Nine anonymous FBI agents have sued Trump’s Justice Department, alleging an unlawful purge of officials involved in January 6 and Trump-related investigations.

The lawsuit challenges a DOJ survey used to identify and potentially fire agents, calling it political retribution.

Agents fear data breaches and retaliation, citing Elon Musk’s alleged access to government databases.

The lawsuit claims violations of privacy and First Amendment rights.

  • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
    66•2 months ago

    Glad to hear it, though I’m not holding my breath for justice from Trump’s DOJ.

  • @Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45•2 months ago

    Legal actions against a man above the law. Yeah, sorry FBI agents, y’all are going to have to choose between vigilante justice or no justice, like the rest of us peasants.

    • @tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      4•2 months ago

      Setting aside the question of whether Trump is above the law, this won’t be suing Trump, but rather the DoJ, their employer.

      • @echutaaa@sh.itjust.works
        4•2 months ago

        And anyone enacting trumps orders. They’ll just plead guilty and take the pardon so they can get back to corrupting the nation before dinner.

    • @Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
      4•2 months ago

      It doesn’t sound like a very wise idea for the government to betray people who have been trained for covert ops, who may also already know how to find people that are willing to take action against the current government.

      But what do I know. I’m not qualified to be president*

      *Too poor, too female, and too focused on the good of the people. I have an ice cube’s chance in hell.

  • @CritFail@lemmy.world
    8•2 months ago

    Civil lawsuits against a taxpayer-funded administration and the richest man in the world aren’t going to touch the sides during this blitzkreig coup. Immediate intervention with arrests and sanctions, combined with widespread unrest from local authorities and public protests are likely to be the only way anything will change now, and it would have to happen soon, before Elon breaks into the final remaining departments to take over.