DOJ Will Not Fire FBI Agents Who Acted Ethically in Jan. 6 Cases: Official

The new memorandum came after FBI agents sued the Department of Justice.

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove in a file photograph. Jeenah Moon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

FBI agents involved in investigations of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol will not be punished if they were just following orders and acted ethically, a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official said on Feb. 5.

Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove made the promise days after the DOJ requested information about thousands of FBI agents involved in probes of the Jan. 6 events.