Former FBI Agents File Class-Action Lawsuit

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Former FBI agents filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington seeking class-action status on behalf of employees terminated since January 2025, alleging they were fired based on perceived political affiliation without due process.

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JUST IN: FBI agents who were fired for working on Trump election-interference case file class-action lawsuit. It cites DAG Todd Blanche's remark at CPAC last week that everyone who worked on cases targeting Trump has been dismissed. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us ...

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- - - Three plaintiffs allege mass firings targeted employees for perceived political beliefs.

- - - The lawsuit claims violations of First Amendment protections and Fifth Amendment due process rights.

- - - Plaintiffs are described as career, non-partisan employees with strong performance records.

- - - Some worked on high-profile investigations involving President Donald Trump prior to his second term.
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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-31 12:43 PM | Reply

Loyalty to the King is the only qualifier in the Trump Reich.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-31 12:52 PM | Reply

Yet another example of DOGE type tactics "saving us money" that ends up costing us far more money than if DOGE had simply done nothing.

This politicized, weaponized, mean-spirited stupidity is exactly what Republicans voted for.

Republican were over the moon when DOGE was gutting childhood cancer research.

As they were here, when Republicans Defunded and then terminated the law enforcement agents who investigated Trump.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-31 04:57 PM | Reply

@#2 ... Loyalty to the King is the only qualifier in the Trump Reich. ...

imo, those FBI agents were investigating a possible crime.

During his 2024 campaign, Pres Trump promised revenge and retribution.

These firings seem to reflect that promise for revenge and retribution.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-31 07:33 PM | Reply

@#4 ... These firings seem to reflect that promise for revenge and retribution. ...

Probably the only campaign promise Pres Trump has lived up to.

But, then again, it may be the only campaign promise that benefits him directly.

The other campaign promises (lowering inflation, reducing cost of groceries, etc) that seem to be more for the benefit of the working class, and not Pres Trump. Those look like they are among the ones he has not fulfilled.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-31 09:35 PM | Reply