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Ex-FBI officials sue Kash Patel over claims they were fired for investigating Trump

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Ex-FBI officials sue Kash Patel over claims they were fired for investigating Trump

Officials claim FBI director said he had been instructed by White House to fire any agent who worked on an investigation of Trump

Three former senior FBI officials sued its director, Kash Patel, and the federal government on Wednesday for wrongful termination, saying there had been widespread unlawful political influence at the bureau.

The three officials, Brian Driscoll Jr, Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington DC, asking a judge to declare their firings were illegal, reinstate them, and award them backpay.

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