Former FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll and two other former senior officials who were fired without cause last month have sued the administration of US President Donald Trump, alleging they were dismissed in a “campaign of retribution” that targeted officials viewed as insufficiently loyal.

The complaint asserts that FBI Director Kash Patel indicated directly to one of the ousted agents, Brian Driscoll, that he knew the firings were “likely illegal” but was powerless to stop them because the White House and the Justice Department were determined to remove all agents who had helped in investigations surrounding Trump.

“The FBI tried to put the president in jail and he hasn’t forgotten it,” Patel told Driscoll, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Driscoll, St

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