Investing.com -- A group of FBI agents and employees, who have chosen to remain anonymous, initiated a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday, according to a report by Reuters. The group is seeking to prevent President Donald Trump and his allies from publicly sharing a list of all bureau employees who contributed to the investigations of the criminal cases from Jan. 6, 2021.
The lawsuit was submitted just before a deadline of 3 p.m., set by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove. Bove had demanded that the FBI leadership provide him with a comprehensive list of all FBI employees who worked on the investigation of the Trump supporters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The lawsuit claims that the intent behind this list is to identify agents for potential termination or other negative employment consequences. The plaintiffs are concerned that parts or all of this list might be made public by President Trump's allies. They fear that this could put them and their families in immediate danger of retaliation from the pardoned and at-large individuals convicted for the Jan. 6 events.
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