Thousands of FBI employees participating in the investigation related to Washington-6 January 2021 could be asked to complete the questionnaire in an depth about their participation in the inquiry of the riot at the US Capital as the justice department of the Trump administration. Results in firing.
The questions mentioned by a person familiar with the case for the Associated Press, ask the employees to describe their office and title and specify their participation in the January 6 investigation, in which they participated in the search warrant, conducted the interview And testified and testified in the test.
The survey is keeping in mind the instructions of an extraordinary justice department for the names, titles and offices of all FBI employees who worked on an inquiry related to 6 January, when Capital gave a storm to Trump rioters. Enforcement in large -scale attempts to block certification of election results.
A memorandum by acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Boway, who defended Trump in his criminal cases before joining administration, said that the officials of the Department of Justice will then “perform a review process to determine whether any additional personnel action Is necessary.”
It is at the top of forcible departure of more than half a dozen senior FBI officers, reevaluating several major career justice department officials as well as firing of about two dozen employees in the US Attorney Office in Washington, who participated . January 6 investigation.
Career agents investigating are highly uncommon that rank-end FBI agents do not choose cases on which they are assigned to work, historically do not switch positions or their participation in political sensitive matters Do not get any kind of discipline because there is no evidence that any FBI agents or lawyers investigated or prosecute cases in misconduct.
Out of more than 1,500 people accused of federal crimes in January 6, more than 1,000 people were convicted, including over 200 who admitted to attack. Another 250 people were convicted of crimes by a judge or jury after a test.
Some 4,000 agents, analysts and other employees are believed to have been sent to questionnaires, stressing anonymity to discuss internal communication. The questionnaire was sent with a Monday deadline to complete on Sunday.
In its own memorandum for employees, the FBI Agents Association stated that it was working to collect additional information about the surveys, but as a recipient of confident agents does not indicate misconduct in any way.
“We understand that it seems that agents and employees are being targeted, despite repeated assurances that” all FBI employees will be protected against political vengeance, “Memo says. Criminal activity with integrity Employees who have fulfilled their duties within the rule of law and within the rule of law should never be considered as those who are engaged in real misconduct. ”
The memorandum also said that if allegations of misconduct arise, the FBI is a long -lasting and strong process that aims to provide appropriate procedure according to policies and laws. ” It recommends that employees write on the survey that they have not been given any clarity about how their answers are being used and to explain that their actions regarding investigation have given federal law, FBI policy and The constitution has been followed.