A Jan. 6-sympathizing FBI agent just told on himself — and these Trump-loving senators

Frank Figliuzzi explains what this agent, and others, are getting wrong about concerns over unfair treatment of Jan. 6 rioters. [View in browser]( [Image]( October 1, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] A Jan. 6-sympathizing FBI agent just told on himself — and these Trump-loving senators]( by [Frank Figliuzzi]( When an FBI agent objected to the arrest of a Jan. 6 suspect under investigation, claiming the decision was biased and unjust, it exposed the insidious ways far-right extremism has seeped into the very agency meant to protect Americans from harm. [Frank Figliuzzi explains]( what this agent, and others, are getting wrong about concerns over unfair treatment of Jan. 6 rioters and their approach to voicing them, which has included appealing to Trump-loyal Congress members. "There's something even more disturbing about this small group of FBI agents who refuse to respect the rule of law and decide which parts of long-established criminal justice processes they will or won't follow," [Figliuzzi writes](, "in that they're exhibiting the same radicalized mindset of Jan. 6 defendants they're supposed to be investigating and arresting." 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