FBI agents fired after kneeling at George Floyd protest in 2020: reports
George Floyd,George Floyd Riots,FBI,Kash Patel
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The FBI has fired nearly two dozen agents who were photographed kneeling amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, according to reports.
An estimated 20 agents have been dismissed, according to The Associated Press, which reported that many of those terminated had already been reassigned to lower-profile duties in the years since.
Reuters framed the number of fired agents as "more than a dozen."
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