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The FBI complied with an order from President Trump’s Justice Department on Tuesday and provided DOJ officials with information about more than 5,000 employees who worked on investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, according to multiple reports.
The demand, made by acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove last week, sparked concern and triggered lawsuits arguing that the lists could put the safety of FBI agents and their families at risk.
However, the information furnished by the bureau does not include employee names, according to CNN.
The outlet reported that employee ID numbers, job titles and their role in Jan. 6 investigations, were included in the information submitted to the DOJ.
Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll, Jr., informed employees Friday that the DOJ had asked for the information so that it could conduct “a review process to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary,” according to multiple outlets.
On Tuesday, nine FBI agents filed a class-action lawsuit against the Justice Department in response to the request, alleging that acting Attorney General James McHenry and other DOJ officials were retaliating against them by distributing surveys asking about their involvement in cases against Trump and his supporters in order “to be terminated or to suffer other adverse employment action.”
The agents asserted that “even if they are not targeted for termination, they may face other retaliatory acts such as demotion, denial of job opportunities or denial of promotions in the future.”
In a separate Tuesday filing in DC federal court, the FBI’s union and other anonymous bureau employees asked for a temporary restraining order against the DOJ.
“FBI Special Agents who risk their lives protecting the country from criminals and terrorists are now being placed on lists and having their careers jeopardized simply for doing their jobs,” said FBIAA President Natalie Bara in a statement.
“Exposing the names of FBI Agents and employees on these lists would put the safety of these individuals and their families at risk. Further, this reckless action would create a chilling effect within the law enforcement community and weaken the Bureau’s ability to combat criminal and national security threats.”
Publication of the details of any of the agents’ involvement in the probes would violate their First Amendment rights and the Privacy Act of 1974, as well as due process, both lawsuits alleged.
The FBI and DOJ did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
