By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Twelve former FBI agents sued senior FBI and Justice Department leaders on Monday, saying they were unlawfully fired for taking a knee in an effort to quell racial justice protests in 2020 spurred by the police killing of George Floyd.

In the lawsuit, the former agents said they believed their terminations were ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration, and that FBI Director Kash Patel was determined to remove them from their posts as soon as he was confirmed.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, did not name the agents, nine of whom are women. It comes after senior FBI leaders in September, including former Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll, also filed a lawsuit over their termina

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