Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove said that “no FBI employee who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” would be disciplined.

The acting deputy attorney general accused FBI leadership of “insubordination” by refusing to identify a “core team” of bureau employees who worked on January 6 investigations, while trying to assure that rank-and-file agents who “simply followed orders” will not be fired unless they “acted with corrupt or partisan intent,

FBI agents who followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of being fired

In a class action suit filed on Tuesday, the agents said the information will be used to retaliate against them through firings or other actions.

Participants in the riots who were pardoned by Trump have taken to social media to identify prosecutors and agents who worked on their cases. Trump pardoned about 1,500 supporters hours after taking office on Jan.

The agents are fearful that the Trump-led Justice Department will exact punishment against employees deemed disloyal.

The Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General said Wednesday that FBI agents who were following orders to work on Jan. 6 investigations are not at risk of termination, and he accused FBI leaders of "insubordination" for failing to comply with demands for information about those cases,