FBI Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at George Floyd Protest NYT | Top Stories Devlin Barrett 9 December 2025 at 01:49 A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesMr. Patel decided to fire the agents before the bureau’s Office of Professional Responsibility made their decision following an internal investigation.