Under the Hatch Act, FBI agent communications are more restricted than regular Feds. This includes restrictions on public statements supporting platforms or making posts on social media, and coordinating with a partisan group. It is thus important to avoid the appearance of bias. Kneeling to join with a violent Marxist group they were there to watch showed they were biased for the group they were watching, which is bad for the FBI. Being neutral would have served to not incite the group.
Are these people not at-will employees?
Don't tell me FBI agents are union.
Under the Hatch Act, FBI agent communications are more restricted than regular Feds. This includes restrictions on public statements supporting platforms or making posts on social media, and coordinating with a partisan group. It is thus important to avoid the appearance of bias. Kneeling to join with a violent Marxist group they were there to watch showed they were biased for the group they were watching, which is bad for the FBI. Being neutral would have served to not incite the group.