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The FBI<\/a> has fired nearly two dozen agents who were photographed kneeling amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An estimated 20 agents have been dismissed, according to The Associated Press, which reported that many of those terminated had already been reassigned to lower-profile duties in the years since.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reuters framed the number of fired agents as “more than a dozen.”<\/p>\n

The photographs at issue reportedly showed a group of agents taking a knee during one of the demonstrations in Washington, D.C., following the May 2020 killing of Floyd in Minneapolis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SCHIFF: PATEL’S FBI LEADERSHIP REPLACED EXPERTISE WITH ‘RABID PARTISANSHIP’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kneeling was widely used by protesters and supporters after Floyd\u2019s death to signal sympathy with the Black Lives Matter movement and a call for racial justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Floyd<\/a>, a Black man, died in Minneapolis after a White police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.<\/p>\n

The FBI declined to comment to Fox News when asked about the reported terminations.<\/p>\n

The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings as “unlawful,” warning they violated civil service protections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is a dangerous precedent,” the group said, arguing the bureau punished employees for a split-second de-escalation decision in a volatile moment.<\/p>\n

FBI AGENTS GROUP TELLS CONGRESS TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT AGAINST POLITICIZATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Critics inside and outside the bureau say the firings reflect a purge under FBI Director Kash Patel, who took over during President Donald Trump’s second term and vowed to overhaul the bureau\u2019s culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/a> reported that Patel\u2019s allies have framed the kneeling incident as evidence of political bias in the ranks.<\/p>\n

Agents involved in the kneeling said they were caught between orders to avoid confrontation and the reality of facing angry crowds, sources told Reuters.<\/p>\n

“This wasn\u2019t politics \u2014 it was survival,” one former agent told Reuters.<\/p>\n

The firings\u00a0come amid a broader personnel purge\u00a0at the bureau as Patel works to reshape the nation\u2019s premier federal law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n

Five agents and top-level executives were known to have been\u00a0summarily fired\u00a0last month in a wave of ousters.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-agents-fired-after-kneeling-george-floyd-protest-2020-reports <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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