From NBC News:
Two former FBI special agents who say they played minimal roles in the investigation that led to criminal charges against President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging their “unlawful” firings violate the U.S. Constitution.
The two agents who filed suit Thursday were both fired late last year and entered into the litigation anonymously, saying that the publication of their names “would subject them and their families to an immediate risk of doxing, SWATting, harassment, and physical harm.” One of the former special agents “has already been the subject of threatening social media posts” after operational records containing his name were released.
Their attorneys wrote in a filing that publicizing their names would “pose a new threat to plaintiffs — not simply harming their employment prospects, but rather placing their actual physical safety and mental health newly at risk.”
When they were terminated, one of the agents received a termination letter saying they had “exercised poor judgment and a lack of impartiality in carrying out duties, leading to the political weaponization of the government,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims the former FBI agents followed policies and procedures without bias.
John Doe 1’s “contributions to Arctic Frost were largely administrative and ministerial,” the lawsuit says.
John Doe 2 was “never one of the primary or lead agents on Arctic Frost” and instead “played a supporting role” in the investigation, according to the lawsuit.
“Arctic Frost” was the code name for the probe into the alleged conspiracy to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. Trump was indicted on four charges in August 2023.
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