Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 probe sue Patel, Bondi over their firing
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Three former FBI agents who worked on the Trump 2020 investigation have sued Trump administration officials Patel and Bondi over their firings.
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Three former FBI agents who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents have sued Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, alleging wrongful termination. The agents, experienced investigators who specialized in public corruption cases, were removed from their positions following the Trump administration's takeover of the Justice Department. The lawsuit represents a direct legal challenge to the White House's authority to fire career federal investigators involved in the probe that resulted in criminal charges against Trump before his 2024 election victory. Patel, now FBI director, and Bondi, the current attorney general, have broad authority to dismiss political appointees but face legal questions over the removal of career civil servants. The case could test the limits of executive power to purge Justice Department staff connected to investigations into the president.
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Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit against officials Patel and Bondi over their terminations.
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