{"id":2485089,"date":"2025-09-10T23:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-and-patel-named-in-retribution-lawsuit-by-ex-fbi-officials\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T23:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:32:53","slug":"bondi-and-patel-named-in-retribution-lawsuit-by-ex-fbi-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-and-patel-named-in-retribution-lawsuit-by-ex-fbi-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi and Patel named in &#8216;retribution&#8217; lawsuit by ex-FBI officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-and-patel-named-in-retribution-lawsuit-by-ex-fbi-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that three former senior FBI officials-Brian Driscoll, Steve Jensen, and Spencer evans-have filed a federal lawsuit against high-ranking Trump governance law enforcement officials, specifically naming Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. The lawsuit accuses them of orchestrating a political purge, alleging the officials were dismissed last month as part of a &#8220;campaign of retribution&#8221; to remove agents involved in previous investigations related to former President Trump. The complaint claims Patel and Bondi knowingly violated laws to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >satisfy political demands<\/a>. Patel is quoted as saying he had to fire certain agents to keep his own position,despite the actions being &#8220;likely illegal.&#8221; The plaintiffs deny any political bias in their investigations and seek back pay and a formal ruling that their firings were unlawful. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi and Patel named in &lsquo;retribution&rsquo; lawsuit by ex-FBI officials<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2220952\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Three former senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBI officials<\/a> are suing ranking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> law enforcement officials for what they describe as a political purge ordered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-as-the-world-burns-our-military-focuses-on-promoting-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" title=\"WALSH: As The World Burns, Our Military Focuses On Promoting Diversity And Inclusion\u00a0\">top law enforcement officials<\/a> under pressure from Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a> and FBI director Kash Patel.<\/p>\n<p>In a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71309059\/driscoll-jr-v-patel\/?filed_after=&amp;filed_before=&amp;entry_gte=&amp;entry_lte=&amp;order_by=desc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday<\/a>, Brian Driscoll, Steve Jensen, and Spencer Evans allege they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3493571\/fbi-fires-senior-officials-former-acting-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissed last month<\/a> as part of a &ldquo;campaign of retribution&rdquo; carried out by Patel and Bondi. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71309059\/1\/driscoll-jr-v-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a> accuses both officials of knowingly violating the law to appease political demands to remove agents tied to past investigations into Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3800995\/pam-bondi-doj-defend-parental-rights-monitor-religious-freedom\/\">Bondi directs DOJ to defend parental rights and monitor religious freedom violations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3801071\/federal-agents-raid-six-states-illicit-vape-products\/\">Federal agents execute raids across six states for illicit vape products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3800924\/judge-declines-gavin-newsom-request-bar-national-guard-california\/\">Federal judge declines to consider Newsom request to bar National Guard from California<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-to-meet-with-acting-defense-secretary-chris-miller-in-the-oval-office-at-330-pm\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: ... to Meet with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the Oval Office at 3:30 PM\">acting director<\/a> of the FBI Brian Driscoll participates in a panel discussion during a summit on terrorism and political violence in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Patel explained that he had to fire the people his superiors told him to fire, because his ability to keep his own job depended on the removal of the agents who worked on cases involving the President,&rdquo; the lawsuit reads.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.284697\/gov.uscourts.dcd.284697.1.0_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a>, Patel allegedly told Driscoll in private that &ldquo;the FBI tried to put the president in jail and he hasn&rsquo;t forgotten it&rdquo; and that removing certain agents, while &ldquo;likely illegal,&rdquo; was necessary to save his own job. All three plaintiffs played varying roles in previous Trump-era investigations but deny any political motivation in their work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-scandal-follows-years-of-failures\/\" title=\"Secret Service Scandal Follows Years of Failures\">officials&#038;rsquo<\/a>; attorneys, represented by former Hunter Biden attorney&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3786112\/trump-foes-longtime-washington-lawyer-abbe-lowell-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abbe Lowell<\/a>, are seeking back pay and a formal declaration that the firings were unlawful. The declaration<\/span> also names the FBI, the DOJ, and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3798222\/patel-fbi-investigating-charlotte-train-stabbing-day-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PATEL SAYS FBI HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING CHARLOTTE TRAIN STABBING &lsquo;FROM DAY ONE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The filing highlights a Fox News appearance where Patel claimed &ldquo;every single person&rdquo; who had &ldquo;weaponized the FBI&rdquo; had been removed. It also claims that there is no evidence that the plaintiffs engaged in misconduct and calls the remarks defamatory.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, was assigned to handle the case as it moves forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi, Patel sued by ex-FBI agents over alleged purge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2485090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25253516812147.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45543,51054,63089],"class_list":["post-2485089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bondi","tag-patel-2","tag-retribution-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25253516812147.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485093,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485089\/revisions\/2485093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}