As federal agencies pipe Obviously, political messages accusing the “radical left” of the current shutdown of the government, the director of the FBI Kash Patel fired the trainee for simply putting the gay flag on his table.
In a letter dated on Wednesday, Patel quoted President Donald Trump Article 2 Power In order to dismiss the trainee, who, according to the director, “did not carry out a bad judgment with the inappropriate manifestation of political signs” while working in Los -Ageles, where the interns was appointed during the Bayden administration.
Although the letter did not indicate a specific violation, three people familiar with the incident MSNBC The trainee was fired for showing the flag of pride on his table.
In accordance with the previous administrations, the demonstration of the flag of pride at the table will not violate what kind of FBI policy, two veteran of the bureau said CNNThe field but from the moment of entry of Trump has made significant efforts eradicate Programs of diversity, justice and inclusion and do it It is easier to distinguish at the workplace – mailing The confluence of the trialField
And federal employees reacted in kind. One person told MSNBC that the FBI agents were warned by colleagues after Trump took office, that the presidential loyalists at the bureau were looking for internal files for lists of LGBTK employees. Even before Trump’s inauguration, agents and prosecutors warned each other about being careful in revealing their sexual orientation or support for the LGBTK+ community with their new authorities.
Earlier this month Trump Stated that he has “no problem” with the ban Progressive flag of prideWhich includes the colors of the transgender flag, after the representative of Mardzhori Taylor Green said that “many people are very threatened.” Dismissal to Wednesday occurs when the members of the Trump administration exacerbate rhetoric, unreasonably associate the transgender community with political violence, including campaign In order for the FBI to accept the new designation “violence and extremism inspired by transgender ideology.”
Alejandra Karaballo lawyer Recently warned This under Trump is all “as harmless as the flag of pride, can lead to a federal investigation now or people will lose their work.
