Judge tosses lawsuit seeking to shield names of FBI agents on Capitol riot probe

 


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed lawsuits brought by FBI agents seeking to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from publicly identifying those who worked on the investigation into the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington found that the risk of Justice Department leadership disclosing the names of FBI agents is "too speculative" to allow them to sue.

"They do not plausibly allege that Defendants are about to engage in any of the conduct agents are worried about," Cobb wrote in her ruling, which granted the Trump administration's bid to dismiss the case.

(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Scott Malone)