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FBI Memo Naming ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’ Involved Multiple Offices: Jordan

FBI Memo Naming ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’ Involved Multiple Offices: Jordan
FBI Director Christopher Wray responds to committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill July 12, 2023 in Washington. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
Ryan Morgan
8/10/2023|Updated: 8/10/2023
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FBI Director Chris Wray may not have been fully truthful with lawmakers when he recently testified about the bureau’s involvement in drafting a memo targeting “Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology.”

Earlier this year, the internal memo was leaked by a whistleblower from the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia, field office. The January memo, published on Feb. 8 via the UncoverDC website, expressed that the office had “observed interest” among racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists in “radical-traditionalist Catholic (RTC) ideology.” The assessment went on to suggest that “RTC or traditionalist Catholic places of worship” could offer “new opportunities for mitigation efforts” in the office’s trop priority of preventing terrorist attacks.
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