What happened

Three senior FBI officials fired by FBI Director Kash Patel alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday that they were the targets of an unlawful “campaign of retribution” orchestrated by the White House and Justice Department. Patel acknowledged that the firings last month were “likely illegal,” but said he had no choice “because ‘the FBI tried to put the president in jail and he hasn’t forgotten it,’” according to the lawsuit filed by Steve Jensen, Spencer Evans and Brian Driscoll, the latter a veteran agent who served as acting director before Patel was confirmed.

Who said what

The lawsuit is an “eye-popping indictment of the bureau by people who occupied some of its most senior and sensitive positions for years,” Politico said. The 68-page complaint claims “Trump loyalists ex

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