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Sam Levine

Ex-FBI officials sue Kash Patel over claims they were fired for investigating Trump

a man in a suit looks off to the side in front of a US flag
Kash Patel in Washington in May. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Three former senior officials at the FBI have sued its director, Kash Patel, and the federal government for wrongful termination, saying there had been widespread unlawful political influence at the bureau.

The three officials, Brian Driscoll Jr, Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington DC, asking a judge to declare their firings were illegal, reinstate them, and award them backpay.

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