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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 5:59 pm
An FBI trainee who was terminated three weeks before graduation from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, says his October firing over a Pride flag display sparked immediate fear across all 56 FBI field offices. He believes that it reflects a broader political purge under FBI Director Kash Patel. In an interview with The Advocate, 36-year-old David Maltinsky, who is suing the federal government over his unlawful termination, described a workforce suddenly afraid to be visibly LGBTQ+.
Source: https://www.advocate.com/news/fbi-laven ... pride-flag