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FBI agents surveyed on role in Jan. 6 investigations
By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Michael Edwards (Video Editor)
- The Trump administration surveyed thousands of FBI agents about their roles relating to the 2021 Capitol riots. All agents had to complete the survey by Monday, Feb. 3.
- The survey asked agents to detail rank, participation in Jan. 6 investigations and what capacity.
- Some agents feared the survey would lead to termination.
The Justice Department has asked thousands of FBI employees to fill out a survey about their roles in the investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. The deadline to complete the 12-question survey, aimed at understanding the role individuals played, is 3 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 3.
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What does the survey ask?
The survey asks FBI officials to detail their rank, whether they participated in Jan. 6 investigations and in what capacity.
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Politico reported the survey inquired whether agents handled arrests, led operations, testified in trials or worked as case agents to the roughly 1,600 defendants charged.
The order heightened fears of mass firings at the FBI under the Trump administration.
On Saturday, Feb. 1, the FBI Agents Association, which represents bureau employees but is not a union, issued a statement saying they believe the move is meant to force agents to resign.
What should agents do?
The Association’s statement said some people have already started to “pack up their desks.”
However, the association told agents worried about possible termination, “Do NOT resign or offer to resign. While we would never advocate for physical non-compliance, you need to be clear your removal is not voluntary.”
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What’s the Trump administration saying?
In a message to FBI staff on Saturday, Acting Director Brian Driscoll said agents do not pick the cases they are assigned to work on and that merely working on a controversial matter is not evidence of misconduct.
“Let it be absolutely clear that we do not view anyone’s identification on one of these lists as an indicator of misconduct,” Driscoll added.
[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING THOUSANDS OF F-B-I EMPLOYEES TO FILL OUT A SURVEY… ABOUT THEIR ROLES IN THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE JANUARY 6-TH, 20-21 CAPITOL RIOTS.
THE 12-QUESTION SURVEY – WHICH WILL BE USED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE ROLES INDIVIDUALS PLAYED – IS DUE BY 3 P-M EASTERN TIME MONDAY.
IN IT – F-B-I OFFICIALS ARE ASKED TO DETAIL THEIR RANK… WHETHER THEY PARTICIPATED IN JANUARY 6-TH INVESTIGATIONS… AND IN WHAT CAPACITY.
POLITICO REPORTS THE SURVEY INCLUDES DROP-DOWN MENUS INQUIRING WHETHER THEY HANDLED ARRESTS, LED OPERATIONS, TESTIFIED IN TRIALS OR WERE ASSIGNED AS CASE AGENTS TO THE ROUGHLY 16-HUNDRED DEFENDANTS WHO WERE CHARGED.
THE ORDER ONLY HEIGHTENS FEARS OF MASS FIRING AT THE F-B-I UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
ON SATURDAY, THE F-B-I AGENTS ASSOCIATION – WHICH REPRESENTS BUREAU EMPLOYEES BUT IS **NOT** A UNION – ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY BELIEVE THE MOVE IS MEANT TO FORCE AGENTS TO QUIT.
THE STATEMENT SAYS SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO QUOTE “PACK UP THEIR DESKS.”
HOWEVER, THE ASSOCIATION HAD THIS MESSAGE FOR AGENTS WHO ARE WORRIED THEY’RE AT RISK OF BEING FIRED QUOTE:
“DO NOT RESIGN OR OFFER TO RESIGN.
WHILE WE WOULD NEVER ADVOCATE FOR PHYSICAL NON-COMPLIANCE, YOU NEED TO BE CLEAR YOUR REMOVAL IS NOT VOLUNTARY.”
IN A MESSAGE TO F-B-I STAFF ON SATURDAY…
ACTING DIRECTOR BRIAN DRISCOLL SAID AGENTS DO NOT PICK THE CASES THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO WORK ON… AND THAT MERELY WORKING ON A CONTROVERSIAL MATTER IS NOT EVIDENCE OF MISCONDUCT.
ADDING HE WANTED TO BE QUOTE “ABSOLUTELY CLEAR” HIS OFFICE DOES NOT VIEW “ANYONE’S IDENTIFICATION ON ONE OF THESE LISTS AS AN INDICATOR OF MISCONDUCT.”
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