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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators

group of people in military garb are surrounded by law enforcement members in riot gear
FBI and ATF personnel remove people from inside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, in Washington, DC. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The FBI has complied with a US justice department demand for a list of names of agents who worked on investigations related to the 6 January 2021 insurrection, ending a weeklong standoff and further raising fears among bureau employees of retaliation from Donald Trump’s second presidential administration.

The acting FBI director, Brian Driscoll, said in an email reported by CNN that he had warned the department of the consequences of not keeping the names private.

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