FBI, DOJ strike agreement in lawsuit over January 6 agent list amid fears of retaliation
FBI agents had cited 'profound concern' that the list of thousands of agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations would be leaked to the public, or otherwise make them the target of internal retaliation
By Breanne Deppisch Fox News
Published February 7, 2025 12:39pm EST | Updated February 7, 2025 1:14pm EST
The Justice Department and a group of FBI agents reached an agreement in federal court Friday over the dissemination of information about FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigation.
According to the text of the deal, the Trump administration cannot release information about the FBI agents who investigated the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot without giving plaintiffs at least two days' notice so that the matter can be considered again in federal court.
It does not, however, place such a time limit on the dissemination of agents' identities to other government agencies or the White House.
The deal resolves, at least for now, a dispute over the release of information that agents said they feared could be used for retaliation or leaked to the public.
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