Judge James Boasberg
DC Chief Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, said the names of the anonymous FBI agents involved in the January 6 cases and Trump investigations can be withheld from the public for now.
On Tuesday, 9 FBI agents anonymously filed a lawsuit to block the Justice Department from accessing their names.
CNN reported Tuesday afternoon that the FBI turned over the names of the 5,000 employees who worked on J6 and Trump investigations.
According to NBC News, there were more than 2,400 cases in total – but 5,000 officials involved.
The FBI officials who worked on the J6 cases and Trump investigations were identified by a case management system.
Per NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian: An internal FBI document obtained by NBC News shows that executives use the FBIs Sentinel case file management system to identify agents and employees who worked on January 6 cases. The document says there were around 2400 investigations in total. The document says the search of case files was used to generate a list of names who then received a survey asking them exactly what they did on these cases. This is being viewed within the FBI as a retribution mission.
In an update, Ken Dilanian said that the list does not include names of the agents, rather, the agents were identified by a number called a “unique employee identifier.”
“The Justice Department, of course, can match the numbers with names on the payroll. But by leaving the names off, the FBI ensure that for now there is not a master list floating around of the names of people who worked on January 6th,” he said.
A person directly familiar with a matter tells NBC News the FBI has turned over to the Justice Department—as ordered—a list of thousands of agents and other personnel involved in January 6 cases.
But the person says the list does not include names. The agents were identified by…
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) February 4, 2025
FBI Agents are in fear of being outed, demoted or denied promotions in the future.
“Plaintiffs legitimately fear that the information being compiled will be accessed by persons who are not authorized to have access to it,” the FBI agents argued in their class action lawsuit, according to Politico. “Plaintiffs further assert that even if they are not targeted for termination, they may face other retaliatory acts such as demotion, denial of job opportunities or denial of promotions in the future.”
In an order, Judge Boasberg said the names of the FBI agents can be withheld for now amid “safety” concerns.
And related to the lawsuit filed by 9 anonymous FBI employees– DC Chief Judge James Boasberg (Obama) just ordered for now that their names can be withheld from the public amid “safety” concerns.
The case was then assigned to Judge Tim Kelly (Trump) a former federal prosecutor… pic.twitter.com/9QnjeRxnil
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) February 5, 2025
The FBI lawsuits have been assigned to Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee and a hearing is set for Thursday.
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