The FBI is an investigative agency. Plea deals are the sole province of the DoJ and the concerned US Atty. The feebs may recommend a deal but they have zero power to grant one any more than the NYPD’s Detective squads can grant a plea deal on their own. What they tell the skel is “We’ll talk to the DA.”
Correct.
The FBI connection is blogger blather.
The targets here Sec of Labor Alexander Acosta and Alan Dershowitz, the prosecution and defense attorneys that made the deal. Another attempt to take down anyone supporting Pres. Trump.