FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday fired an FBI agent in training for reportedly displaying a gay pride flag on his desk during a previous assignment at a California field office.

The latest termination comes as a part of the larger case of high-profile firings by Patel in September. FBI’s most recent round of layoffs included more than a dozen employees who were dismissed for taking a knee during crowd control in Washington DC during the infamous ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests back in 2020.

As per an official letter accessed by agencies, the trainee had previously served as an FBI support specialist in Los Angeles. The letter, which was signed by Patel, accused the former employee of displaying an improper “political” message at the workplace while working under President Joe Biden

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