Fired FBI Agents Sue Patel and Bondi Over Alleged Political Purge of Trump 2020 Election Probe Team
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Three former FBI agents — Jamie Garman, Blaire Toleman and Michelle Ball — filed a proposed class‑action lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., accusing FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi of politically motivated firings last fall, saying they were terminated without due process in apparent retribution for their work on "Arctic Frost," the probe into Trump’s post‑2020 election efforts that fed into Jack Smith’s indictment. The complaint seeks class status for other agents dismissed or at risk of dismissal for political reasons, links the removals to fallout from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s release of internal Arctic Frost documents, and has drawn condemnation from the FBI Agents Association as a threat to the rule of law.