DOJ Confirms FBI Agents Involved in January 6 Cases Will Not Be Terminated for Ethical Conduct: Official Statement
The recent memorandum followed a lawsuit filed by FBI agents against the U.S. Department of Justice.
According to a senior official from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on February 5, FBI agents engaged in the investigation of the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach will not face disciplinary action as long as they were merely following orders and acted in good faith.
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove assured this just days after the DOJ sought details concerning thousands of FBI agents involved in the January 6 investigations.
“To be precise: No FBI employee who acted in good faith and executed their responsibilities ethically in relation to January 6 investigations is in danger of dismissal or other consequences,” Bove stated in a memorandum addressed to the staff.
He further explained that concerns should only be directed at those “who acted with corrupt or political motivations.”
In response to the request, an FBI representative informed The Epoch Times via email that the agency is currently working to provide the necessary information.
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“The FBI will operate in accordance with legal and policy frameworks to fulfill official requests for information from the Department of Justice. To clarify, the FBI does not regard anyone’s name on these lists as a sign of wrongdoing,” stated the spokesperson.
The DOJ has not yet provided any comments regarding the lawsuit. A hearing is set to occur on Thursday.
Bove mentioned in the memo that he initially sought the names of Washington-based FBI agents involved in the January 6 investigations, but later broadened the request to include all personnel who had worked on January 6 cases after the acting leadership of the FBI did not comply with his first inquiry.
The FBI has opted not to comment on the situation.
When the FBI finally shared the list of employees, it included identifiers based on employee numbers instead of their names.
Reuters contributed to this report.
