Nine FBI agents <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fbi-class-action.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fbi-class-action.pdf" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fbi-class-action.pdf" aria-label="sued">sued</a> the Justice Department on Tuesday to stop the agency from identifying them and other agents who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, arguing the president’s request for the agents’ names is “unlawful and retaliatory.”

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/67a26521b97398a69d191b6a/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation--FBI--headquarters-building/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1791&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1194" alt="Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters building" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">The lawsuit was filed Tuesday. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., seeks to block Trump’s order for the DOJ to “review and purge” FBI personnel involved in the two investigations, with agents fearful the publication of the names could threaten their reputations, future employment opportunities and wellbeing.</p>  </div>


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The agents who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol attack believe they will face retaliatory action from the Trump administration if their names are revealed.{ai:summary}<p>Nine FBI agents have filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department to prevent the identification of those involved in the investigations of the January 6 Capitol attack and Donald Trump's handling of classified documents. They argue that Trump's request for their names is unlawful and retaliatory.</p><p>The lawsuit aims to block Trump's directive for the DOJ to review and purge FBI personnel linked to these investigations, as the agents fear that disclosing their identities could jeopardize their reputations and future job prospects. #politics</p>

FBI Agents Sue To Stop Justice Department Identifying Staffers Who Investigated Trump

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