Two sets of FBI agents who worked on cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — as well as the criminal investigations of President Donald Trump — have filed lawsuits to block Justice Department leadership from assembling lists of agents they say will be used as part of a retaliation campaign.

FBI officials have complied with demands to provide the Justice Department with a list of thousands of employees who worked on investigations related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, according to people familiar with the situation.

FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6 probe are suing the government over plans to review the FBI workforce and agents who may have worked on the investigations.

Nine FBI agents filed suit on Tuesday seeking to prevent President Trump's Justice Department from compiling a list of the agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases. Why it matters: The FBI officials, who remained anonymous in the suit,

A group of FBI agents and employees, who have chosen to remain anonymous, initiated a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday, according to a report by Reuters. The group is seeking to prevent President Donald Trump and his allies from publicly sharing a list of all bureau employees who contributed to the investigations of the criminal cases from Jan.