Three senior FBI officials fired last month say they were targeted in a "campaign of retribution" carried out by a director who admitted the dismissals were "likely illegal" but gave in to political pressure from the Trump administration to protect his own job, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The complaint, filed in Washington, seeks reinstatement of the agents — Brian Driscoll, Steve Jensen and Spencer Evans — along with back pay, a declaration that the firings were illegal and a chance to clear their names.

It names Director Kash Patel , Attorney General Pam Bondi , the FBI, the Justice Department and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.

Why It Matters

The case marks a rare legal pushback from the FBI's upper ranks against a wave of departures un

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