Former FBI agents launch nonprofit to aid agents facing 'consequences of upholding their oaths' |
Former FBI agents launch nonprofit to aid agents facing ‘consequences of upholding their oaths’
A group of former FBI employees is launching a nonprofit to aid those caught in the crosshairs of what they call the agency’s “retribution campaign.”
The FBI Support Network will offer legal assistance for those facing discipline, counseling to those “asked to violate their oath and core values,” and will be speaking out against alarming FBI actions.
“The FBI’s ranks still swell with so, so many good people who endeavor to do the right thing by their country and oath of office. … When they get an order to go against what they know is just, they have a choice — and that choice can carry significant consequences for their career and their families, and Americans’ liberties,” Michael Feinberg, a former assistant special agent in charge at the bureau who will lead the group, wrote in a blog announcing its formation.
“It’s time for those of us who also once carried credentials, badges,........