FBI group urges judge to limit White House access to list of Jan. 6 agents

Published February 6, 2025 6:43pm ET



A fight between the Department of Justice and the FBI Agents Association about a list of thousands of bureau employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases spilled out into the courtroom Thursday and was left unresolved after an all-day hearing.

Attorneys appearing on behalf of the FBIAA and more than a dozen anonymous FBI employees argued to Judge Jia Cobb that she should impose a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration that bars it from disseminating the list to the public. The attorneys argued that at present, the list was not secure and could leak out of the government, jeopardizing the safety and reputation of those on it.

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