FBI officials turned over information from thousands of employees who worked on cases concerning Jan. 6 to President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a Tuesday report.
Out of over 13,000 agents and 38,000 FBI employees, the details of more than 5,000 personnel were sent to the DOJ, sources familiar told CNN. Information provided included employee identification numbers, work titles and any roles in investigations connected to Jan. 6, according to a source, though names were excluded.
The report does not note how many out of the 5,000 were FBI agents.
The Daily Caller reached out to the FBI, which referred the Caller to the DOJ. The DOJ has not responded at the time of publication.
Things are getting WILD right now… 5,000 names turned over to DOJ. Not a bloodbath, but there are definitely higher levels of anxiety at the FBI for folks who haven’t spent the last 4 years working real cases… pic.twitter.com/VtSWRTV2xd
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) February 4, 2025
The DOJ sent a survey to agents and employees about their potential roles in Jan. 6 investigations. It was due by 3 p.m. Monday.
Multiple anonymous agents and employees sued the DOJ on Tuesday over its questionnaire, arguing it was “retribution.”
“Plaintiffs assert that the specific purpose of this survey is to identify agents and other FBI personnel to be terminated as a form of politically motivated retribution,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also claims the DOJ violated the First Amendment and privacy laws. The employees were told that the “aggregated information” collected from the surveys would be sent to senior management, according to documents. (Read more: The Daily Caller, 2/4/2025) (Archive)