FBI agents agree to court deal on DOJ's questionnaire on involvement in J6 cases, public disclosure

An FBI agent group and the Justice Department reached a deal Friday in federal court over the agency's request for information from some agents perhaps involved in the cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. 

The department agreed to give at least two days' notice if it decides to publish the names of the FBI agents found to have been working on the Jan. 6 cases, according to FoxNews.com

The department, now under President Trump, made the request for information earlier this week in the form of questionnaires to field agents.

The department says the request for information was just to conduct an "internal review" of activities regarding the FBI's Jan. 6 probe and not to punish agents involved. 

However, the agents raised concerns about the information being used to retaliate against them or being leaked to the public. 

The matter then went to the courts, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association, a voluntary agents’ group, suing the DOJ in an attempt to stop the release of the information, Fox also reports.

The sides came to this agreement a court hearing Thursday on the matter.

"Plaintiffs assert that the purpose for this list is to identify agents to be terminated or to suffer other adverse employment action," lawyers for the FBI agents said.