{"id":2493642,"date":"2025-10-02T07:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:41:37","slug":"fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Ends ADL Partnership After TPUSA &#8216;Extremist&#8217; Designation"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ffbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation%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=2493642&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--><p>The FBI, under Director Kash Patel, has officially ended its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) following controversy over the ADL labeling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-era-ag-urges-democrats-to-pack-supreme-court-accuses-u-s-judicial-system-of-conservative-bias\/\" title=\"Obama...era AG urges Democrats to pack Supreme Court, accuses U.S. judicial system of \u2018conservative bias\u2019\">conservative group<\/a> Turning Point USA (TPUSA) as an &#8220;extremist&#8221; organization. Patel criticized former FBI Director James comey for close ties with the ADL, accusing the former leadership of allowing activism disguised as counterterrorism that endangered Americans. The ADL, a self-described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paypal-and-the-adl-are-hiding-their-partners-in-an-effort-to-fight-extremism\/\" title=\"PayPal and the ... Are Hiding Their Partners in an Effort To Fight ...\">anti-hate organization<\/a>, has been accused of mislabeling left-wing violence as right-wing and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >downplaying genuine leftist violence<\/a>. Despite this, Comey had praised the ADL during his tenure, highlighting their community work and advocacy for fairness. After backlash for branding TPUSA,founded by the late conservative figure Charlie Kirk,as extremist,the ADL removed its &#8220;Glossary of Extremism and Hate&#8221; and announced plans to revise its approach to presenting research and data. the episode signals a shift in the FBI&#8217;s stance and partnership approach moving forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kash_Patel_(52587913056).jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/that-era-is-over-fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%98That%20Era%20Is%20OVER%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Ends%20ADL%20Partnership%20After%20TPUSA%20%E2%80%98Extremist%E2%80%99%20Designation&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/that-era-is-over-fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=%E2%80%98That%20Era%20Is%20OVER%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Ends%20ADL%20Partnership%20After%20TPUSA%20%E2%80%98Extremist%E2%80%99%20Designation&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/that-era-is-over-fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/that-era-is-over-fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98That%20Era%20Is%20OVER%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Ends%20ADL%20Partnership%20After%20TPUSA%20%E2%80%98Extremist%E2%80%99%20Designation&amp;body='This%20FBI%20formally%20rejects%20Comey%E2%80%99s%20policies%20and%20any%20partnership%20with%20the%20ADL,'%20Patel%20said%20in%20a%20statement.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/that-era-is-over-fbi-ends-adl-partnership-after-tpusa-extremist-designation\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The FBI is ending its partnership with the left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/anti-defamation-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anti-Defamation League (ADL)<\/a>, Director Kash Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1973471038911697022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on Wednesday. The move comes after the organization got busted labeling Turning Point USA as an &ldquo;extremist&rdquo; group.  <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing &lsquo;love letters&rsquo; to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans. That was not law enforcement, it was activism dressed up as counterterrorism, and it put Americans in danger,&rdquo; Patel said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/patel-cuts-ties-comeys-fbi-made-adl-organization-faces-backlash-tpusa-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;That era is finished. This FBI formally rejects Comey&rsquo;s policies and any partnership with the ADL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1275379112\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As John Lott Jr. recently <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/bogus-adl-report-either-mislabels-leftist-violence-as-right-wing-or-omits-it-entirely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> in these pages, the ADL &mdash; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/about\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-professed<\/a> &ldquo;anti-hate organization&rdquo; &mdash; regularly mislabels left-wing violence as &ldquo;right-wing,&rdquo; while at the same time downplaying (or outright ignoring) real leftist violence. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"wmQSOxo9c0BD2jqJblUa61I42lpEwUBpSZhOPzJMkAXzgnTmsuFaYF3v5rEYbGj3tCRVigt8P\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ADL maliciously defamed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDRLST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FDRLST<\/a> in 2022 and tagged us as &ldquo;hateful, extreme, or terrorist&rdquo; for accurately reporting that more than enough questionable votes were cast in Georgia in 2020 to trigger a new election under state law. ADL, which is unable to refute the indisputable&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NF4lCcBo77\">pic.twitter.com\/NF4lCcBo77<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1973561866103271564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite these reported issues, Comey had no problem heaping praise on the ADL and its partnership with the FBI under his tenure. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/patel-cuts-ties-comeys-fbi-made-adl-organization-faces-backlash-tpusa-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/25\/russia-hoax-conspirator-james-comey-indicted-for-obstruction-lying-to-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently indicted<\/a> former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-rewrite-history-on-them-closing-americas-schools\/\" title=\"Democrats Rewrite History on Them Closing America&#039;s Schools\">director spoke<\/a> at the ADL&rsquo;s National Leadership Summit in May 2017, during which he &ldquo;declared his and the FBI&rsquo;s &lsquo;love&rsquo; for the organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not only educating ourselves, we are working with the ADL to build bridges in the communities we serve,&rdquo; Comey reportedly said. &ldquo;For more than 100 years, you have advocated for fairness and equality &hellip; And for all of that, we are grateful. As a law enforcement and national security agency, yes. But also as Americans. As humans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ADL has faced extensive backlash in recent days after the group got caught classifying TPUSA &mdash; the organization founded by recently assassinated conservative thought leader Charlie Kirk &mdash; as an &ldquo;extremist&rdquo; group. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-defamation-league-retires-glossary-extremist-groups-after-backlash-including-charlie-kirks-tpusa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, &ldquo;TPUSA&rsquo;s&nbsp;backgrounder page on the ADL website&nbsp;falls under the &lsquo;Center of Extremism&rsquo; tag and describes the conservative group as having ties to &lsquo;a range of right-wing extremists and has generated support from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and some corners of the white supremacist alt-right.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In response to public blowback, the ADL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-defamation-league-retires-glossary-extremist-groups-after-backlash-including-charlie-kirks-tpusa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took down<\/a> its &ldquo;Glossary of Extremism and Hate&rdquo; on Tuesday, acknowledging in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADL\/status\/1973156828377653752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> that &ldquo;an increasing number of entries in the Glossary were outdated&rdquo; and that it &ldquo;saw a number of entries intentionally misrepresented and misused.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At ADL, we always are looking for how we can and should do things better. That&rsquo;s why we are moving to retire the Glossary effectively immediately,&rdquo; the ADL wrote on X. &ldquo;This will allow ADL to explore new strategies and creative approaches to deliver our data and present our research more effectively.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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