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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

Kash Patel Fired FBI Agent Overseeing Dozens of Iran Cases Just Three Days Before US Strikes, Suit Says

A new lawsuit alleges that FBI Director Kash Patel personally signed the dismissal letter for Jeremy Linton (Credit: The White House Official Website https://www.whitehouse.gov/)

FBI Director Kash Patel signed the dismissal letter of Jeremy Linton, an agent overseeing dozens of Iran-related investigations, a new lawsuit alleges. Linton was fired on 25 February, three days before US strikes on Iran began.

The complaint, filed in Washington on Thursday, 15 October, says he was unable to hand over active cases or intelligence. He is among nine former FBI employees who allege they were dismissed for working on President Donald Trump's classified documents investigation.

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