CBS EVENING NEWS
2/6/25
6:30 PM
MAURICE DUBOIS: Uncle Sam does not want you, not anymore. Good evening. I'm Maurice Dubois.
JOHN DICKERSON: I'm John Dickerson. That is the message President Trump is sending millions of federal workers. Mr. Trump, who spent years firing people on a TV show, is now doing it for real.
DUBOIS: He is firing federal government employees or offering buyouts. The White House says tens of thousands have accepted, but labor unions are suing to stop the buyout, and today a judge paused it temporarily.
DICKERSON: The president is also targeting thousands of FBI agents and other Bureau employees for possible firing. Those who were involved in the investigation of the January 6th riot at The Capitol. Today, another judge blocked the Justice Department from releasing a list of their names.
DUBOIS: Scott Macfarlane spoke with an agent on that list who says the Bureau is in turmoil. We are protecting the agent’s identity here tonight. Scott?
SCOTT MACFARLANE: Yeah, Maurice, this fear of firings is spreading inside the FBI among agents who have tried to track down terrorists, child predators, and violent gangs, but who also were part of the investigation into January 6th.
The largest criminal investigation and FBI history has given way to potentially its largest crisis. Do you think this is a distraction?
ANONYMOUS FBI AGENT: Absolutely. I personally have lost sleep over this.
MACFARLANE: This agent, who helped arrest January 6th rioters, fears retaliation from new leadership at the Justice Department for speaking with CBS News.