Nearly a dozen FBI whistleblowers who say they endured retaliation during the Biden administration inked agreements on Monday with the FBI and Justice Department to have their security clearances reinstated and collect back pay.
The 10 whistleblowers and their attorneys have been negotiating their settlement agreements with the Justice Department and FBI to restore their law enforcement credentials and receive compensation for the time they spent indefinitely suspended without pay.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, has long advocated for the whistleblowers and has helped navigate the settlements to their retaliation complaints.
“Whistleblowers risk it all for the sake of simply telling the truth. These 10 whistleblowers’ brave actions were met with intense bureaucratic blowback that caused severe financial and emotional hardship. Their lives were upended for years, but I never stopped fighting until things were made right,” Mr. Grassley said.
“I appreciate Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Blanche, Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino’s unyielding efforts to prioritize accountability and bring closure to these whistleblowers’ cases,” he said. “My door remains open to all whistleblowers, and I’ll continue to protect and defend them from retaliation. There is more work to be done.”
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