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Dulcinea

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Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:13 AM Dec 9

FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest

(NPR) Twelve FBI agents who were fired this year for taking a knee during racial justice protests in the heated summer of 2020 are suing the Bureau and its director, alleging unlawful retaliation.

The former special agents—who together have nearly 200 years of experience—once received awards for helping disrupt mass shootings, expose foreign spies and thwart cyber attacks.

But they say as elite federal law enforcement agents, they never received training on crowd control, nor did they have riot shields, gas masks, or helmets when they faced down volatile crowds in the streets of Washington, D.C., in June 2020.

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/g-s1-100970/fbi-agents-kneel-protest-lawsuit

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FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest (Original Post) Dulcinea Dec 9 OP
The lawsuits and settlements from Trump's illegal firings will cost a lot. surfered Dec 9 #1
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