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12 FBI Employees Fired for Kneeling at George Floyd Protest Sue to Get Their Jobs Back

The special agents said they knelt to deescalate the volatile situation. ‘Plaintiffs are the real patriots,’ their lawsuit said.
12 FBI Employees Fired for Kneeling at George Floyd Protest Sue to Get Their Jobs Back
Members of the FBI in Washington on June 3, 2020, as protests continued over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A group of 12 FBI employees who were fired earlier this year for taking a knee during a George Floyd protest in 2020 sued the Trump administration on Monday to get their jobs back.

The special agents compared their actions to the early days of the American Revolution and claim they knelt to deescalate the volatile situation, not to make a political statement.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.