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FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful’ firings

Nine former FBI employees involved in the classified documents case against President Donald Trump filed suit Thursday against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging their firings were “unlawful.”

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