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Maya Yang

FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk

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The FBI director, Kash Patel, at the justice department in Washington DC on 19 November 2025. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

A longtime FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for displaying a Pride flag at his desk, naming the FBI director, Kash Patel, the justice department and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, as defendants.

According to David Maltinsky, an intelligence specialist who had served with the bureau for 16 years, his wrongful termination earlier this year was “unconstitutional and politically motivated”.

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