{"id":1996546,"date":"2023-08-10T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targeting-of-catholics-more-widespread-within-fbi-than-director-claimed-republicans-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:14:49","slug":"targeting-of-catholics-more-widespread-within-fbi-than-director-claimed-republicans-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targeting-of-catholics-more-widespread-within-fbi-than-director-claimed-republicans-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans claim that the targeting of Catholics is more widespread within the FBI than the director acknowledged."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftargeting-of-catholics-more-widespread-within-fbi-than-director-claimed-republicans-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Members of a Federal Bureau of\u200b Investigation SWAT\u2063 team are seen during an FBI field training exercise \/ Getty Images<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>House Republicans Uncover Evidence \u2064of Coordinated Targeting\u200b of Traditionalist \u2063Catholics by Multiple FBI Field Offices<\/h3>\n<p>House Republicans\u2062 have recently revealed \u2064compelling evidence that suggests multiple FBI \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-worked-with-fbi-to-target-threats-prior-to-capitol-riot-company-says\/\" title=\"Parler Worked With FBI To Target Threats Prior To Capitol Riot, Company Says\">field offices<\/a> collaborated to target\u200d traditionalist Catholics, contradicting\u2064 the agency&#8217;s director&#8217;s previous \u2063claim that such actions were carried out \u2063by a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-says-he-was-aghast-at-agency-memo-targeting-radical-traditionalist-catholics\/\" title=\"FBI Director shocked by memo targeting 'Radical Traditionalist Catholics'.\">single field office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to FBI director Chris Wray, \u200dHouse Judiciary \u2064Committee chairman Jim \u2064Jordan <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/judiciary-committee-uncovers-multiple-fbi-field-offices-coordinated-prepare\">stated<\/a> that information obtained by the Committee indicates that\u2064 the FBI relied on input\u200c from various locations, including the FBI&#8217;s Portland \u2064Field\u2064 Office\u2062 and\u2064 the FBI&#8217;s Los Angeles Field\u200c Office, to develop its assessment.\u2063 This\u200c assessment, released in January 2023, suggested that traditionalist Catholics\u2062 could potentially be domestic extremists.<\/p>\n<p>The internal memo, which was later retracted, categorized Catholics who attend Latin mass as\u200b potential domestic\u200d extremists and\u2062 terrorists. While Wray initially claimed \u2064that the memo originated from a single office,\u200b Republicans now assert that they possess evidence proving it was part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targeting-of-catholics-more-widespread-within-fbi-than-director-claimed-republicans-say\/\" title=\"Republicans claim that the targeting of Catholics is more widespread within the FBI than the director acknowledged.\">broader effort involving multiple field offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The letter <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/judiciary-committee-uncovers-multiple-fbi-field-offices-coordinated-prepare\">reads<\/a>, &#8220;This new information suggests that the FBI\u2019s \u2062use of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-emord-the-dhs-disinformation-board-and-the-attack-on-individual-sovereignty\/\" title=\"Jonathan Emord: The DHS Disinformation Board and the Attack on Individual Sovereignty\">law enforcement capabilities<\/a> to infringe upon Americans&#8217; First Amendment rights is more widespread\u200d than initially suspected and\u2062 reveals inconsistencies with your previous testimony\u2063 before the Committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The memo, titled &#8220;Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities,&#8221; originated from the FBI&#8217;s Richmond office on January 23.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are now demanding access to communications and memos from Wray that will shed light on the extent of involvement by other field offices.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation follows an\u2063 earlier \u200cdisclosure by House Republicans in April, where \u2063they \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/fbi-hatched-plan-to-surveil-catholics-weaponization-committee-says\/\">exposed<\/a> the FBI&#8217;s plan to infiltrate Catholic churches in order to investigate\u2064 alleged\u2062 religious extremism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" title=\"View all posts in FBI\">FBI<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans have found evidence suggesting collaboration among multiple FBI field offices in targeting traditionalist Catholics, contradicting the agency director&#8217;s claim that only one office was involved. 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