Overview

• The 68-page lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., names Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI, the Justice Department and the Executive Office of the President.
• Plaintiffs Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans seek reinstatement, back pay and a judicial declaration that their August dismissals violated the law.
• The complaint alleges Patel said his superiors directed him to remove anyone linked to Trump probes and quoted him saying the President “hasn’t forgotten it.”
• The filing details political and social-media pressure on personnel decisions, citing the firing of an FBI pilot falsely tied to Mar-a-Lago and online campaigns targeting Jensen and Evans.
• The suit argues the removals weakened national security by ousting seasoned leaders; the FBI and other agencies declined to comment as the case moves forward in federal court.