WASHINGTON (AP) - The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The letter from the FBI Agents Association, which represents the interests of more than 14,000 current and retired agents, follows the revelation that thousands of employees were asked over the weekend to complete a detailed questionnaire about their involvement in Jan. 6 investigations.
Separately Monday, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote to Trump's picks to run the FBI and Justice Department - Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, respectively - to express "grave concerns" about the efforts to scrutinize, reassign and remove career officials and to demand a raft of internal communications about their plans to shake up the agencies.
The FBI Agents Association’s letter was sent to lawmakers of both parties, including Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees. It raised "urgent concerns about recent actions taken by acting officials at the Department of Justice that threaten the careers of thousands of FBI Special Agents and risk disrupting the Bureau's essential work."