Ex-FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful and hasty firings’

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Nine former FBI employees, who were assigned to the classified documents case involving President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit against the administration on Thursday for allegedly terminating their employment in pursuit of alleged “political retribution.”

The plaintiffs alleged their firings were “unlawful and hasty” in the suit against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, and their respective federal agencies.

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