The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly ordered the reassignment of several agents photographed kneeling at a George Floyd protest.
The picture captured the reassigned agents kneeling during a 2020 protest after George Floyd’s death, sources briefed on the matter told CNN.
“It is our standard practice to decline to comment on personnel matters,” the bureau told the Daily Caller in a statement.
The reassignments were seen as demotions within the FBI, according to CNN. Bureau officials did not explain why the agent’s positions were changed, sources said. (RELATED: Violent Crime Creating ‘Dystopian Hell’ Despite Biden’s Claim America Is Safer)
They were reportedly reassigned nearly five years after they had kneeled at the protest.
Before the kneeling incident, a group of agents were guarding federal buildings and monuments when they “were confronted by a group of protesters,” prompting them to kneel to reduce tensions, according to CNN.
FBI agents, however, were not the only ones who kneeled in the wake of Floyd’s death.
Soldiers kneeled during protests, but the National Guard declined to punish them. Multiple Capitol police officers also kneeled in front of protesters.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for second-degree and third-degree murder relating to Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020.
Floyd had fentanyl in his system and had used methamphetamine prior to his death, according to a county medical examiner. (RELATED: FBI Analyst Who Resigned Over Kash Patel Announces Congressional Run)
Protests and riots erupted in the summer of 2020, costing the insurance industry over $1 billion in damage, Axios reported.
Many cities suffered from arson, violence and vandalism.
Portland, Oregon was engulfed in riots during the summer of 2020. Rioters even set the Portland Police Union’s headquarters on fire.
Minnesota reached a state record for murders in 2020 after officials in the state advocated for defunding the police.
At least 24 people were killed during two months of riots and demonstrations over Floyd’s death in 2020.
