Driscoll alleged in the lawsuit that he was let go after clashing with Patel over administration demands to fire an FBI pilot who'd been wrongly identified on social media as the case agent in the classified documents investigation of Trump.
FBI Director Kash Patel faces congressional hearings on Kirk assassination probe and FBI turmoil
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Mr. Driscoll says in the suit that the FBI director did not contest the account of a conversation both men had, and that Mr. Patel said he knew the firings were probably illegal.
Fired FBI officials file lawsuit against the bureau, seek reinstatement to previous jobs
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