Usually, whether someone was pardoned for something isn’t a matter of debate. But it’s one of the latest legal questions raised by Trump’s blanket clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, at a time when his administration has been supporting those defendants and attempting to rid the government of the people who worked on their cases.

Attorneys for the agents said using information about cases involving Jan. 6 or President Donald Trump to fire FBI employees would be unlawful and retaliatory.