Three high-ranking FBI officials are suing FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Justice Department, and the Executive Office of the President over an alleged “campaign of retribution.” According to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday—with Abbe Lowell named as one of the attorneys—the suit claims Patel succumbed to political pressure from the Trump administration to keep his own position intact. Lowell also represents Lisa Cook. Brian Driscoll is among the plaintiffs suing Patel, who led the FBI during the chaotic weeks following Trump’s inauguration in January.
The Associated Press reports:
The complaint asserts that Director Kash Patel indicated directly to one of the ousted agents, Brian Driscoll, that he knew the firings were “likely illegal” but was powerless to stop them because the White House and the Justice Department were determined to remove all agents who helped investigate President Donald Trump. It quotes Patel as having told Driscoll in a conversation last month “the FBI tried to put the president in jail and he hasn’t forgotten it.”
