# @pinknews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRSnlHiEk1k
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37149271-pinknews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c85fa74498.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-20T20:01:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

An FBI special agent trainee, David Maltinsky, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after displaying a Progress Pride flag at his workstation — a flag that, according to his complaint, was originally approved by his leadership.

Maltinsky argues his termination is part of a broader purge under Director Kash Patel, warning that it's spearheading a “new Lavender Scare” within federal law enforcement.

He said that after news of his firing spread, many LGBTQ+ colleagues began removing their own Pride flags and personal items, fearful that they too might be targeted.

#FBI #KashPatel #PamBondi #PrideFlag #LGBTQIA #USPolitics

## Stats

- **Views:** 8,327
- **Likes:** 1,686
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- **Comments:** 21

## Tags

pambondi, fbi, lgbtqia, prideflag, kashpatel, uspolitics

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