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11:37Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian — who have decades of class action experience between them — break down the federal class action lawsuit filed by three fired FBI agents seeking to represent at least 50 others purged under FBI Director Kash Patel's tenure. Agents Michelle Ball, Jamie Garman, and Blaire Toleman had between 8 and 14 years of exemplary, unblemished service and were summarily fired without notice, without charges, and without a hearing — all for doing their jobs on the investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, known as Arctic Frost. The lawsuit names Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi as defendants, noting both were "personally embroiled" in the very investigations they're now retaliating over — Patel was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, and Bondi represented Trump at his first impeachment trial. Brian and Shant walk through the mechanics of class actions — numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy — and explain why this case checks every box. The administration isn't even hiding the purge: they've proudly announced they're getting rid of anyone involved in Trump investigations. That admission is going to make proving the case remarkably easy.
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