FBI gives Trump Justice Department names of employees who worked on January 6 cases, ending standoff
The FBI has provided the Justice Department with names of employees who worked on January 6-related cases after a new demand from the acting deputy attorney general, capping a weeklong back-and-forth between bureau leadership – who had sought to protect agent and staff identities – and the department.
Top DOJ official says FBI employees who 'simply followed orders' on Jan 6 investigations won't be fired
Acting FBI Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove assured FBI employees that they will not face consequences if they followed orders an acted ethically in Jan. 6 investigations.
FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove made the statements on Wednesday in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.
Top Justice Department official accuses FBI leadership of ‘insubordination’ over January 6 inquiry
The acting deputy attorney general accused FBI leadership of “insubordination” by refusing to identify a “core team” of bureau employees who worked on January 6 investigations, while trying to assure that rank-and-file agents who “simply followed orders” will not be fired unless they “acted with corrupt or partisan intent,
Justice Department official defends demand for FBI agent names, cites ‘insubordination’
Bureau staff who “simply followed orders” in Jan. 6 probe won’t be disciplined, DOJ’s acting No. 2 Emil Bove wrote.
FBI agents told to work on Jan 6 cases 'won't be fired'
The Justice Department is to square off in court against FBI staff who have sued to protect the identities of agents who investigated the January 6, 2021 riots.
FBI agents who 'simply followed orders' in Jan. 6 probes won't be fired, a Justice official says
FBI agents who followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of being fired
Trump team revamps US Justice Department with his former personal lawyer at helm
For two weeks President Donald Trump's new administration has been racing to remake the Justice Department tasked with U.S.
Trump Minion in Jan. 6 Witch Hunt Should Be on Purge List Himself: Sources
When Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered the FBI to provide the names of any agents and employees who ...
New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s current No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the F.B.I.
DOJ accuses FBI of ‘insubordination’ in hunt for proof of ‘weaponization’ during Biden administration
Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove said bureau brass ‘refused to comply’ with an investigation commissioned by President Trump on Day One of the 47th presidency.
FBI staff told to reveal roles in January 6 probes
FBI staff have been told to answer questions about their work on criminal cases related to the attack on the US Capitol by ...
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Bove: FBI Agents Who 'Simply Followed Orders' Won't Be Fired
FBI agents who "simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner" while investigating the Capitol ...
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Internal Strife: FBI's Compliance and Investigation Challenges
Emil Bove, Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General, reassures that FBI agents who ethically worked on January 6 investigations ...
FBI Employees Send Legal Warning Over Fears of Purge
The letter was sent to Bove on February 2 by attorneys who wrote that the move to terminate the contracts of FBI employees ...