A veteran Department of Justice employee who was fired after a secretly recorded video of him criticizing the Trump administration was posted online has sued over the termination, arguing his right to free speech was violated.

Joseph Schnitt, who worked for the DOJ for more than 23 years, was fired in September after footage of him speculating about the "Epstein files" was made public. His 23-page lawsuit filed on Monday asserted that the DOJ and Attorney General Pam Bondi "retaliated against" him for "quintessential protected speech" and "unlawfully removed him from federal service due solely to the expression" of that speech.

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In July, Schnitt met

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