FBI Demotes Agents For Kneeling With BLM Protesters

The Washington Post reports:

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Conservatives have pointed to the photo, taken during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, as proof that the bureau harbors a liberal agenda. The reassignments have angered current and former colleagues, who say that FBI agents are not trained for riot control and that these officers were unjustly punished for trying to defuse a tense situation.

Some of those interviewed, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid retribution, said they see it as another example of the Trump administration punishing personnel whom it considers part of the liberal “deep state.”

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The FBI has reassigned multiple agents, photographed kneeling with protesters during a 2020 demonstration following George Floyd’s police killing, to less desirable roles, sources told CNN.

The moves are seen as demotions by many within the FBI. pic.twitter.com/RmJXB5JJvb

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