Two former FBI agents have filed a lawsuit accusing FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi of violating their rights. The pair say they played only a minor role in the investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election — and that, in retaliation, the administration fired them anyway.
The probe into Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol attack began in early 2022 under the codename “Arctic Frost.” It was led by Jack Smith, and by August 2023, Trump had been indicted on four charges. But after Trump won the 2024 election, Smith moved to dismiss the case, following longstanding Department of Justice policy that prevents active investigations of a sitting president. After all, being president — and managing an ongoing war he once promised to avoid — tends to take up the full schedule.
