Trump's FBI in TOTAL PANIC MODE with New LAWSUIT - Legal AF

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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the explosive lawsuit filed by three former senior FBI officials against Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, and the Trump administration for wrongful termination based on political loyalty. They reveal how decorated counter-terrorism agent Brian Driscoll was fired after refusing to reveal who he voted for and declining to compile "enemies lists" of agents who investigated Trump or January 6th.

The hosts expose how Patel apologized during Driscoll's firing, admitting his "bosses" (the White House) were forcing the decision despite Patel's Senate confirmation promise not to politicize the FBI. They detail how Steven Jensen was targeted by January 6th defendants' online campaigns, while Spencer Evans was fired over petty COVID protocol disputes.

Kabateck and Karnikian show how Trump appointee Emil Bove told agents he could fire anyone who "lost confidence" in carrying out Trump's agenda—turning civil service into loyalty oaths and creating a national security crisis. - 09/13/2025.

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1. Former top FBI officials sue, say Kash Patel fired them to stay in Trump's good graces

The suit, which names Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, was filed by former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll as well as Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans.

Former top FBI officials sue, say Kash Patel fired them to stay in Trump's good graces share.google/LrLNXmrecC1N...

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Three former top FBI officials sued FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, saying their firings were mandated by the White House and Department of Justice and that Patel followed their orders to keep his job.

Patel, the suit claimed, "explained 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. Patel explained that there was nothing he or Driscoll could do to stop these or any other firings, because 'the FBI tried to put the President in jail and he hasn’t forgotten it.'"

Patel also stated that the firings were retaliatory, according to the lawsuit, which alleges that he told Driscoll that "all FBI employees who they identified who had worked on the cases against President Trump would be removed from their jobs, regardless of their retirement eligibility status.”

According to the lawsuit, Patel — a Trump loyalist and former White House and DOJ official — told Driscoll that he knew such firings violated FBI rules designed to protect agents from being fired or otherwise retaliated against for having worked on specific investigations.

“Patel acknowledged that this would be in direct violation of internal FBI processes," the lawsuit says. "He again commented that he knew the nature of the summary firings were likely illegal and that he could be sued and later deposed."

The admissions by Patel were documented and will make this a fun case