FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference in New York, on October 23, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/File

A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.

The lawsuit alleges the decision to fire the individuals who were photographed kneeling during a Washington, DC, protest in June, 2020, came directly from the White House and that Patel had decided to fire the individuals before he joined the agency early this year.

Patel was previously sued by a group of top FBI officials who allege they were fired for the same politically driven reasons, including the acting FBI director who was appointed by t

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