US EditionFBI Fires Agents Who Were Seen Kneeling During George Floyd Protests Five Years Ago
About 20 agents were fired years after the 2020 protests as part of a personnel purge aimed at ending perceived political bias within the FBI, sources said.
- The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
- Roughly 20 FBI employees were fired for kneeling during the protests.
- The firings were part of a broader personnel purge at the FBI under Director Kash Patel, leading to lawsuits alleging the terminations were likely illegal.
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FBI Terminates Employment of Agents Kneeling During BLM Protest
The FBI has fired more than a dozen agents photographed kneeling on the street during the riots in Washington, D.C. following the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to reports. Three sources who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity put the number of terminations at between 15 and 22. The FBI Agents Association, which insists the dismissals were unlawful, confirmed in a statement late on Friday that more than a dozen agents had been f…
Trump Admin Begins Firing FBI Agents Who Kneeled for Black Lives Matter
The Trump admin has begun firing FBI agents who knelt for the Black Lives Matter movement, dismissing a group photographed during the 2020 Washington protests. The firings affect between 15 and 20 employees, several of [...] The post Trump Admin Begins Firing FBI Agents Who Kneeled for Black Lives Matter appeared first on The People's Voice.
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington following the 2020 death of African American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday.
FBI agents fired, including some shown kneeling during 2020 protests
Over a dozen FBI agents were fired Friday, including ones photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in June 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd, according to the FBI Agents Association and news reports.Some of the agents had been reassigned earlier this year, in what were widely seen as demotions, The Washington Post reported.The agents were sent by President Trump and then-Attorney General Bill Barr to deter protesters…
FBI Fires Agents Who Kneeled During George Floyd Protest
About 20 terminated employees had been reassigned from their normal duties this spring before being fired on Sept. 26, per inside sourcesJose Luis Magana/AP Photo FBI agents kneeling during a protest over the death of George Floyd in June 2020NEED TO KNOWFBI agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest have been fired, per inside sourcesThe terminated employees had been reassigned from their normal duties this sprin…
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