Something happened at the FBI on Friday and it was a very soul-satisfying thing to those of us who have been waiting for accountability.
The FBI analysts behind the infamous 2023 Catholic Weaponization memo have been terminated. Oh, happy day.
The memo was disseminated out of the Richmond, VA FBI Office, deep in the swamp. No doubt some readers want there to be even more widespread accountability. But let’s face it: This is a great start:
Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were fired Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel.
The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst. The FBI declined to comment.
There’s nothing for the FBI to ‘comment’ on. This was a terrible thing done to Catholics voicing their opinions. It had terrible implications for the First Amendment. But these analysts moved forward anyway.
Oh, and there’s this gem. In the footnotes and appendices of the memo, the FBI analysts’ main source for defining hate groups was (drum roll, please): The Southern Poverty Law Center.
So, that pretty much says it all.
Here’s some from the 2023 memo:
FBI Richmond assesses the increasingly observed interest of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVEs) in radical-traditionalist Catholic (RTC) a ideology almost certainly presents opportunities for threat mitigation through the exploration of new avenues for tripwire and source development.
FBI Richmond makes this assessment with high confidence based on FBI investigations, local law enforcement agency reporting, and liaison reporting, with varying degrees of corroboration and access.
It should come as no surprise that this memo was buried. It was eventually uncovered by the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee. But when it was, then-FBI Director Christopher Wray lied about it to the committee, saying it was just a memo from a rogue office and not a coordinated thing.
But of course, the memo clearly stated collaboration with Portland and Los Angeles FBI offices in the “analysis.”
What is even more unreal is that FBI Richmond bragged that no other FBI offices had addressed this “environmental variable.”
This is the first FBI Richmond domain product to focus on the interest of RMVEs in the RTC movement. A search of FBI databases indicated this is also the first FBI finished intelligence product to specifically address this environmental variable.
Here’s some more “well, that figures.” The politicized special agent in charge of the Richmond office who approved the memo is now employed by Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger as her Secretary for Public Safety and Homeland Security.
You can’t make up this kind of corruption:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who oversaw the Virginia office responsible for a highly controversial investigation into local Catholics will lead the state’s safety office under its new Democratic governor.
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger nominated Stanley Meador as the next Virginia secretary for public safety and homeland security, according to a December announcement.
Stanley Meador, currently the Virginia head of Homeland Security for gun grabbing Governor Abigail Spanberger.
There’s no doubt that many Virginians, especially Catholics in the state, feel much safer. But the good news is, more of the horrid deep state has been culled from government.
