FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on Jan 6 cases

The FBI has complied with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) demand to hand over the details of over 5,000 employees involved in investigations related to the January 6 riots, CNN reported on Tuesday. In response, FBI agents have sued to protect the identities of the agents involved, due to concerns about persecution.

The January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riots involved thousands of supporters of US President Donald Trump rallying in Washington DC to try to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. Five people were killed as a result of the unrest, and some 140 police officers were injured. More than 1,500 people were charged with federal crimes following investigations into the incident. Trump signed two executive orders the first day of his second term, commuting the sentences of 14 people connected to the riots and pardoning all others convicted, as well as ordering to end the “weaponization of the federal government.”

In line with DOJ demands, the FBI handed over the ID numbers, job titles and roles in the January 6 investigations of more than 5,000 employees, but withheld their names, CNN reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter…