FBI Analysts Tied to Disputed 'Catholic Ideology' Memo Told They're Being Fired, AP Sources Say
The terminations follow a withdrawn memo on radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology that the Justice Department later said showed poor tradecraft, not anti-Catholic bias.
- On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel fired at least five intelligence analysts from the Richmond, Virginia, office over a long-rescinded 2023 intelligence document known as the "Richmond Memo."
- The "Richmond Memo" examined links between racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and "radical traditionalist Catholics," sparking intense criticism from Republicans who alleged it targeted conservatives.
- An internal FBI review involving 26 people found the memo failed to adhere to analytic tradecraft standards, though investigators concluded there was "no evidence of a malicious intent or an improper purpose."
- These terminations reflect a broader personnel purge under Patel, who has pushed out numerous employees perceived as misaligned with the administration's agenda or involved in investigations regarding President Donald Trump.
- Lawyer David Laufman condemned the firings as "manifestly unjust" and "completely unsupported," arguing the analysts deserved better for their public service.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismissed five analysts who participated in the elaboration of the 'Memorando Richmond', a document that associated certain groups of "radical traditionalist Catholic" ideology with possible extremist threats. According to The Associated Press, four dismissed employees include intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst. "This measure is manifestly unfair, completely unfounded and goes against the us…
FBI Fires Analysts Behind Anti-Catholic Memo Tied to SPLC
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has terminated several analysts responsible for drafting a notorious 2023 memo that smeared traditional Catholics as potential domestic extremists. Under Director Kash Patel, the agency took decisive action Friday, firing four intelligence analysts and one supervisory analyst tied to the document originating from the Richmond field office. This move marks a significant shift from the Biden-era FBI’s pattern of…
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FBI PURGED Over Catholic Memo
The FBI’s firing of analysts tied to the “Richmond memo” exposes how a flawed intelligence product can become a political flashpoint when federal agencies are accused of targeting Catholics. Quick Take The FBI fired at least five analysts who worked on the withdrawn 2023 “Richmond memo” about “Radical Traditionalist Catholic” ideology.[1] Internal and watchdog reviews...
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FBI Analysts Fired Over 2023 Memo Linking Traditional Catholics To Extremism
FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed analysts tied to a 2023 Richmond field office memo that drew outrage from Catholics, Republicans and First Amendment advocates for ... The post FBI Analysts Fired Over 2023 Memo Linking Traditional Catholics To Extremism first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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