FBI Staff Told To Reveal Their Role In Probe On US Capitol Attack

Federal Bureau of Investigation employees were ordered on Feb 2 to answer a detailed list of questions about any work they may have done on criminal cases related to the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, stoking fear among staff about a fresh round of firings at the law enforcement agency.

- REUTERS

WASHINGTON -

The list of questions in the memo, seen by Reuters, direct employees to give their job title, any role they played in the investigations into the Jan 6 riot by supporters of President Donald Trump and whether they helped supervise such investigations.

"I know myself and others receiving this questionnaire have a lot of questions and concerns, which I am working hard to get answers to," Mr Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI headquarters, wrote in a weekend e-mail seen by Reuters.

Mr Yarbrough told employees the answers are due by 3pm eastern time on Feb 3 (4am on Feb 4, Singapore time).

An FBI spokesperson declined to comment on the questionnaire.

Democrats and other critics have said Mr Trump's team is carrying out a purge of FBI and Justice Department officials who played roles in the criminal cases against Mr Trump and the Jan 6 rioters.