The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) released a statement Friday night saying that “personnel decisions should never be politicized” after the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE.

“Since its founding, the FBIAA has worked in cooperation with the Bureau and with Congress to develop personnel procedures that simultaneously guarantee the professionalism of the FBI and the rights of Special Agents,” President Thomas O’Connor said in the statement.

“While the FBIAA does not comment on personnel matters, the Association remains fully committed to ensuring that every FBIAA member is provided appropriate procedural protections,” he continued. “The FBIAA also strongly believes that personnel decisions should never be politicized.”

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE fired McCabe on Friday night, saying that McCabe wasn’t forthright with investigators and had made an unauthorized disclosure to the media.

McCabe quickly hit back, saying he was fired as part of an attempt to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s probe into Russia's election interference.

McCabe was on leave after having already stepped down from the post amid pressure from Republicans and President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE, who claimed the former deputy director was biased against him.

This isn't the first time the FBI Agents Association has spoken out about a move by the Trump administration. The organization voiced support for FBI Director Christopher Wray over the administration’s decision to release a memo alleging surveillance abuses, despite Wray's objections.

The group also hit Trump over his tweet last year claiming that the FBI’s reputation was “in tatters,” saying that any suggestion that agents aren’t dedicated to their jobs “is simply false.”