The FBI has restored the security clearance of a former FBI agent who claimed the bureau engaged in whistleblower retaliation against him after he passed along information that challenged the “official narrative” of the Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.
Marcus Allen, a staff operations specialist at the FBI’s field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, who lost access to “Top Secret” materials before he testified to Congress last year, received notice of the decision in a May 31 letter from the bureau.
“My decision to reinstate your security clearance is based upon a determination that the original security concerns have been investigated and have been sufficiently mitigated,” a human resources official wrote to Allen.
Empower Oversight, one of the groups representing Allen as he fought for reinstatement, said a settlement had separately been reached that restored 27…
