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FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

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  1. KOB 4

    FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say (opens KOB 4)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

  2. Breitbart News

    FBI Reassigns Agents That Kneeled During George Floyd Protest (opens Breitbart News)

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    The FBI reassigned many agents that were photographed kneeling during a 2020 protest after the death of George Floyd.

  3. CNN

    Exclusive: FBI reassigns agents from iconic photo of them kneeling during George Floyd protest (opens CNN)

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    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with demonstrators during a 2020 protest in the wake of police killing of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter told CNN.

  4. Blaze Media

    FBI reassigns agents involved in kneeling PR stunt for George Floyd protests (opens Blaze Media)

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    Critics were outraged that law enforcement officers would endorse the BLM protests.

  5. New York Post

    FBI demotes agents who took a knee during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020: report (opens New York Post)

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    The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during protests over the killing of George Floyd, according to a report.

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