Liberal Forum

ConservativeWave » 07 Dec 2023, 10:13 am » wrote: ↑

07 Dec 2023, 10:13 am

The Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have been investigating the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) categorization of certain Catholic Americans as potential domestic terrorists. While the FBI claims it "does not categorize investigations as domestic terrorism based on the religious beliefs—to include Catholicism—of the subject involved," an FBI-wide memorandum originating from the FBI's Richmond Field Office did just that. From witness testimony and FBI internal documents, the Committee and Select Subcommittee have learned that : 

• The documents received from the Committee's subpoena show there was no legitimate basis for the memorandum to insert federal law enforcement into Catholic houses of worship.
• The basis for the memorandum relied on a single investigation by the Richmond Field Office, where a catholic was described as a "radical-traditionalist Catholic" (RTC). However, FBI employees could not define the meaning of an RTC when preparing, editing, or reviewing the memorandum.

• The two FBI employees who co-authored the memorandum later told FBI internal investigators that they knew the sources cited in the memorandum had a political bias.
• The documents received by the Committee's subpoena show that the FBI singled out Americans who are pro-life, pro-family, and support the biological basis for sex and gender distinction as potential domestic terrorists. The memorandum recognized "the run-up to the next general election cycle" as a "key time frame". 

https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press ... nt-against