Summary
Twelve former FBI agents are suing after being fired for kneeling during a 2020 protest in Washington. They claim the kneeling was meant to calm a tense situation and not a political statement. They allege their dismissals by Director Kash Patel were unfair and politically driven.
Key Facts
- Twelve former FBI agents were fired after a protest in Washington in 2020.
- The protest was related to racial justice following George Floyd's death.
- The agents knelt to try to calm a large and tense crowd.
- They were dismissed by Kash Patel, the FBI director at the time.
- The agents argue the firing was because they were seen as not supportive of President Trump.
- The lawsuit claims their action was a tactical decision, not political.
- The agents want their jobs back, stating the firing was unjust.
