Is there anyone left in the country who still trusts the FBI?
During recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that an internal memory from January 23rd that appeared to target traditional Catholics was the work of “a single field office” in Richmond, Virginia.
The memo was entitled “Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities” —and now we know it wasn’t the work of a “single” office.
“From information recently produced to the Committee, we now know that the FBI relied on information from around the country—including a liaison contact in the FBI’s Portland Field Office and reporting from the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office—to develop its assessment,” House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan said in a letter to FBI director Wray.
“This new information suggests that the FBI’s use of its law enforcement capabilities to intrude on American’s First Amendment rights is more widespread than initially suspected and reveals inconsistencies with your previous testimony before the Committee,” the letter continues.
“We invite you to amend your testimony to fully explain the nature and scope of the FBI’s assessment of traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists,” the letter said.
Chairman Jordan shared the latest developments on X, saying “Remember the FBI Richmond Field Office memo targeting Catholics as terrorists? Director Wray testified that it was only a ‘single field office,’ doing so. Well, a newly subpoenaed document shows otherwise. It looks like FBI Portland & FBI Los Angeles were also involved.”
Back in April Jordan, who is also the chair of the House Select Subcommittee on Weaponization, said in a letter that the FBI, using information from an undercover employee, sought to develop sources—including clergy members and church leaders—inside Catholic churches in Virginia, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
“This shocking information reinforces our need for all responsive documents, and the committee is issuing a subpoena to you to compel your full cooperation,” Jordan wrote to Wray.
The situation is still shocking —and now we know it’s even worse than initially thought.
