The agents, initially reassigned last spring, were later fired in what current and former officials describe as part of a sweeping shake-up under Director Kash Patel. WASHINGTON —Nearly two dozen FBI employees have been dismissed after being photographed kneeling during racial justice demonstrations in Washington following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, according to the Associated Press. The agents, initially reassigned last spring, were later fired in what current and former officials describe as part of a sweeping shake-up under Director Kash Patel. The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings, saying members were denied due process. “These agents deserved fair treatment and legal protections,” the association said in a statement, accusing Patel of violating employees’ constitutional rights.