A New Orleans FBI agent fired after he criticized federal prosecutors’ handling of a Louisiana district attorney’s sex crimes case got his job back this week — thanks partly to lobbying by President Donald Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel, who pushed to reverse past discipline against a slate of agents.

Michael Zummer, who focused on public corruption and white-collar cases within the bureau's New Orleans field office, will retire immediately when his reinstatement takes effect under the deal. Still, the arrangement means Zummer can regain his security clearance, receive back pay and retire with full FBI benefits, he said in an email.

The deal marks the close of a crusade that Zummer waged across four presidential administrations against the Justice Department. And it highlights how Pa

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