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FBI Fires Agent Trainee Who Displayed Pride Flag, Sources Say | News Channel 3-12

An FBI agent trainee was dismissed for displaying a gay pride flag, a decision citing improper political messaging and constitutional dismissal powers under former President Trump.

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By Josh Campbell, Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination. The employee was undergoing new agent training at the FBI’s academy in Quantico, Virginia, when he received a letter from Patel ordering his immediate dismissal. In a previous non-agent role with the FBI, the emplo…

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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