The three agents had previously been placed on administrative leave after questioning the FBI’s handling of the case from January 6 and expressing their view that the office had been used as a weapon against conservatives. The agents took part in a select committee interview in February last year, according to a Daily Mail report. According to the Daily Mail, the former agents particularly expressed concern over FBI leadership directives to focus on “domestic violent extremism” investigations and forgo conventional investigative techniques in crime cases. January 6 incident.
Agents say the FBI manipulated criminal data on domestic terrorism to match the Biden administration’s narrative, and Mr Allen is expected to present new evidence to the committee on Thursday.
After Allen “expressed sympathy for individuals or organizations that advocate, threaten, or use force or violence,” the FBI subsequently lost its top-secret security clearance, according to the letter. Additionally, according to FBI agents, Allen sent an email with a link to a story claiming “federal law enforcement had some degree of infiltration among the crowds gathered at the Capitol,” which, in Allen’s view, caused “serious concern”.
Revolver News creator Darren Beattie revealed that the allegedly problematic page appeared on his website shortly after the report was published.
On Tuesday, the FBI also revoked Agent Steven Friend’s top-secret security clearance. Friend had refused to participate in a SWAT-style raid on a Jan. 6 suspect who was being investigated for a misdemeanor last summer. The office’s 12-year veteran, Mr Friend, excused his refusal to take part in the August 24, 2022 raid, saying: “I have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution”. I wish to be recognized as a conscientious objector because I have a moral problem.
Friend allegedly “espoused an alternative narrative about the events at the United States Capitol” by refusing to participate in the raid, as stated in the letter.
When bureau investigators discovered that a third officer, Brett Gloss, had entered a restricted area of the Capitol on Jan. 6, they terminated his security clearance two weeks prior. The letter said the FBI discovered that Gloss gave “false and/or misleading information” regarding what he witnessed on January 6 despite not being charged with a crime and that he seemed to be demonstrating peacefully in front of the establishment.
“Mr. Gloss’s refusal to provide full, candid and truthful answers to legitimate questions from security officials in connection with a determination of personnel safety or reliability should result in adverse leave action,” according to the letter.
