In the wake of FBI Director Kash Patels efforts to root out so-called weaponization in the agency, firing dozens of employees for their perceived bias, former agents set up their own group to help those struggling under the new leadership.Former Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mike Feinberg said in a statement that the FBI Support Network will serve to offer tangible assistance to agents inside.That help will include free legal representation, mental health services and assistance in finding jobs for those wanting to leave, according to a release announcing the group, which says it is adding an army of former FBI officials who want to assist those inside. The group is a part of Justice Connection, which has been offering similar assistance to Justice Department employees.CNN reached out to the FBI for comment on the new support group.Former FBI agents have sued Patel and the Justice Department over their ousting, arguing the firings were clearly political, did not follow FBI protocol and in some instances violated their constitutional rights.RELATED STORY | 3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'In several lawsuits, agents say they have struggled to find other employment and have had their careers stripped from them for doing their job.Patel has fired agents who worked on past investigations into Trump; agents who were captured kneeling during protests over George Floyds death; and others, including Brian Driscoll, who ran the agency for a brief time before Patel was sworn in.In a video announcing the group, Driscoll, a member, said agents facing these unprecedented times are not alone, noting that it was time to help the special agents, intelligence analysts and the professional staff who are under attack.Driscoll is also suing the agency over his termination in August after he worked to prevent the very layoffs Patel later oversaw.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinkingDriscoll recently told CNN that while being vetted for the top job, he was asked a series of questions by incoming Trump officials about his personal politics, including whom he voted for, when he started supporting Trump, and whether hed voted for a Democrat in recent elections. The questions alarmed him, he said.Its time for those of us who also once carried credentials, badges, and sidearms alongside our FBI colleagues to offer tangible assistance when they are faced with the choice between an order and what they know is just, and to help them when they have to weather the consequences of upholding their oaths, Feinbergs statement said.The-CNN-Wire 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. ...read more read less