FBI Fires Agents Who Kneeled During George Floyd Protest

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The FBI has fired a group of agents who knelt during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
According to ABC News, as many as 20 agents who were photographed kneeling during Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C., in June 2020 were terminated after some were reassigned earlier this year.
The group of agents reportedly knelt as a de-escalation tactic, but some viewed the move as a political statement. An internal review conducted shortly after the incident conclude