President Donald Trump's administration is making good on his promise to review how the FBI handled its investigation of the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill.

However, the White House agreed on Friday that it will not publicly release the names of agents without providing two days' notice.

Lawsuit filed following DOJ questionnaire

That's according to The Hill, which reported that the agreement came on Friday as part of a lawsuit filed by 16 federal agents.

Their lawsuit was filed in response to a questionnaire which the Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered them to fill out earlier this month. The document was made public by FBI whistleblower Garret O’Boyle, who posted screenshots of its contents to social media.

🧵Here are the questions that @fbi employees have until 3pm et, tomorrow, to submit to @TheJusticeDept. pic.twitter.com/tdBHyEcFIc

— Garret O'Boyle (@GOBactual) February 2, 2025

One question asked, "Were you a supervisor when you participated in investigation(s) or prosecution(s) of events that occurred at or near the US Capitol on January 6, 2021?"

Another read, "What was your role in the investigation(s) or prosecution(s) relating to events that occurred at or near the US Capitol on January 6, 2021?"

Agents fear risk of retaliation from January 6 defendants

Margaret Donovan is an attorney who is representing the FBI agents, and she told U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that her clients were being set up for retribution.

"Once this happens, if this happens, the damage is irreparable,” Donovan said of the consequences that would flow from the agents being publicly identified.

Lawyer Mark Zaid is also representing the agents, and he echoed Donovan's concerns, stating, "Do we really want to wait until one person gets injured when someone shows up at their house? Is that the way we really want to go?"

What's more, Donovan and Zaid alleged that former January 6 defendants have been expressing "excitement" on social media over the prospect of agents being named.

Agreement bars other agencies from releasing names without notice

For their part, DOJ lawyers insisted that the DOJ has no plans to make the identities of agents public nor has it approved the sharing of their names with other government agencies.

Nevertheless, the lawyers initially refused to give any guarantee that other agencies would not publicize the agents should those entities gain access to their names.

In the end, Cobb approved an agreement under which the DOJ can provide names to other agencies provided they did not release them to the public without prior notice.