Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents
A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to soothe anxiety inside the bureau over the potential for a broad purge of agents involved in investigating the Jan.
FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove made the statements on Wednesday in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.
Top Justice Department official accuses FBI leadership of ‘insubordination’ over January 6 inquiry
The acting deputy attorney general accused FBI leadership of “insubordination” by refusing to identify a “core team” of bureau employees who worked on January 6 investigations, while trying to assure that rank-and-file agents who “simply followed orders” will not be fired unless they “acted with corrupt or partisan intent,
DOJ accuses FBI of ‘insubordination’ in hunt for proof of ‘weaponization’
Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove said bureau brass ‘refused to comply’ with an investigation commissioned by President Trump on Day One of the 47th presidency.
Justice Department official defends demand for FBI agent names, cites ‘insubordination’
Bureau staff who “simply followed orders” in Jan. 6 probe won’t be disciplined, DOJ’s acting No. 2 Emil Bove wrote.
'Insubordination': Acting head of FBI 'refused to comply' with order to identify Jan. 6 agents from ex-Trump defense attorney at DOJ
Interim Deputy AG Emil Bove accused the acting FBI director of "insubordination" for refusing identify agents involved in Jan ...
DOJ: FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases won't be fired if they acted 'in an ethical manner'
FBI agents who "simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner" while investigating the Jan. 6 ...
Trump team revamps US Justice Department with his former personal lawyer at helm
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -For two weeks President Donald Trump's new administration has been racing to remake the ...
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DOJ says will not fire FBI agents who acted in 'ethical' way over Jan. 6 cases
A senior DOJ official in a memo said only agents "who acted with corrupt or partisan intent, who blatantly defied orders from ...
Top DOJ official says FBI employees who 'simply followed orders' on Jan 6 investigations won't be fired
Acting FBI Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove assured FBI employees that they will not face consequences if they followed ...
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Internal Strife: FBI's Compliance and Investigation Challenges
Emil Bove, Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General, reassures that FBI agents who ethically worked on January 6 investigations ...
FBI agents who ‘simply followed orders' in Jan. 6 probes won't be fired, DOJ official says
The message from the acting deputy attorney general, which also accuses acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll of ...
DOJ says FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases won’t be fired if they acted ‘in an ethical manner’
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would not target FBI employees who “simply followed orders and carried out their ...
New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s current No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the F.B.I.