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Nine FBI Employees Sue Kash Patel Over Trump Probe Firings

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC · How we work

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Nine FBI employees filed a lawsuit alleging they were terminated for work on a Trump investigation.
The complaint says FBI director Kash Patel praised the agents before ordering their dismissal.
Plaintiffs claim the firings served President Donald J. Trump’s personal vendetta and bypassed internal disciplinary procedures.
The suit accuses Patel of providing false answers to Congress about the reasons for the terminations.

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Nine FBI employees filed a lawsuit alleging they were terminated for work on a Trump investigation.
The complaint says FBI director Kash Patel praised the agents before ordering their dismissal.
Plaintiffs claim the firings served President Donald J. Trump’s personal vendetta and bypassed internal disciplinary procedures.
The suit accuses Patel of providing false answers to Congress about the reasons for the terminations.