FBI Colleagues Permitted to Testify in Ex-Counsel’s Bias Trial

Colleagues of a female former FBI deputy general counsel can testify about then-General Counsel James Baker’s alleged adverse actions and attitude towards women in her gender bias trial that’s set to begin in a couple weeks.

Marciann Grzadzinski’s former female colleagues’ testimony could corroborate her theory that Baker treated female employees as more dispensable during a reorganization, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday.

Baker eliminated Grzadzinski’s role as deputy general of its Investigative Law and Legal Training branch, demoted her, and removed her from the Senior Executive Service because of his animus towards women, she ...