AdvertisementIn a statement, the FBI Agents Association urged FBI Director Kash Patel to end the retaliation against agents simply doing their jobs. “An Agent simply being assigned to an investigation and conducting it appropriately within the law should never be grounds for termination. AdvertisementCNN reported that Washington, D.C.’s top prosecutor, Trump ally Jeanine Pirro, attempted to intervene on behalf of the fired FBI agents, but was ultimately unsuccessful. The agents’ names were released publicly as the Senate Judiciary Committee looked into how Smith’s investigations were conducted. “FBI Agents deal in facts, and we urge Director Patel to do the same,” the FBIAA said.