As the DOJ review the FBI’s role in the sprawling yearslong investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a previously unknown fact has captured attention.

The agreement does not impose a constraint on the distribution of agents' identities to government agencies or the White House.

FBI employees and the Justice Department agreed to a court order Friday that bars the DOJ from releasing a list of FBI employees who worked on January 6 cases – including the one against Donald Trump – publicly,

The Justice Department has agreed to refrain from publicly identifying any FBI agents whose conduct is under review as President Donald Trump’s administration examines the investigations into the Jan.

The Department of Justice has agreed not to publicly reveal the names of the FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases after the law enforcement agency contributed a list with the information, court documents reveal.

The FBI has provided the Justice Department with names of employees who worked on January 6-related cases after a new demand from the acting deputy attorney general, capping a weeklong back-and-forth between bureau leadership – who had sought to protect agent and staff identities – and the department.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would not target FBI employees who “simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” as it reviews the role of all agents involved in investigating the more than 1,

In a court filing Friday, the Justice Department agreed not to reveal the names of FBI personnel who took part in the Jan. 6 investigations. This comes as anonymous FBI agents sued to keep their information private.

The Justice Department and FBI agents reached an agreement Friday to block the Trump administration from releasing information about agents involved in the Jan. 6 cases without giving them at least two days' notice.