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The FBI has "summarily dismissed" a new agent trainee who displayed a pride flag at his previous work area, several sources with knowledge of the action told ABC News.
FBI Director Kash Patel My parents finally understand A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted to the media that he took the flag from Ames United Church of Christ due to his animosity towards homosexuals. He was found guilty last month of hate crime harassment, reckless use of fire and being a habitual offender.

Fifteen years in Iowa FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination.

Max, drawn by the vibrant energy of the small-town fair, spotted Finn amidst the colourful booths, a captivating smile playing on his lips; a shared laugh, born from a shared joke about an LGBT pride flag banner, banished any lingering fear they'd both felt. Their eyes met, and in that fleeting glance, they knew, in that moment, their gay love story was beginning, a tender dance of discovery against the backdrop of the buzzing fairground.

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FBI Director Kash Patel has fired an FBI trainee who placed a gay pride flag on his desk in , according to multiple news reports.

Woman who allegedly burned Love a good Pride celebration The FBI director "summarily dismissed" a new agent trainee at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia, who displayed a pride flag at his previous work area, according to several sources familiar with the matter and a copy of a letter from Director Kash Patel reviewed by ABC News. The trainee worked at the FBI's Los Angeles field office for more than a decade in a non-agent capacity and more recently went into training to become an agent, sources said. An FBI spokesperson could not be reached Saturday due to the federal government shutdown.
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    • The Wild Reason Kash The Wild Reason Kash Patel Fired Someone An FBI trainee was fired for displaying “inappropriate” political signage—the LGBTQ pride flag.

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  • The FBI director terminated the agent for having the flag at his desk during the Biden administration.
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      Security video shows a woman approaching a Manhattan restaurant and setting its rainbow pride flag on fire with what appears to be a cigarette lighter.