The FBI has terminated Spencer Evans, who ran the agency’s Las Vegas office , according to post on X from a Washington, D.C.-based attorney.

Attorney Mark Zaid wrote in an X post Friday that Evans was “just summarily fired” without due process by FBI Director Kash Patel because he followed Justice Department COVID-19 policies. Zaid said his firm was representing Evans.

The FBI declined to comment.

“The purge of dedicated, patriotic FBI officials like Special Agent Evans is an absolute disgraceful moment in history,” Zaid said in a statement. “Director Patel’s reliance on how COVID protocols were implemented three years ago is an embarrassment, particularly since they were consistent with DOJ instructions. We intend to pursue every available legal remedy.”

Evans was named special agent

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