Patel Says FBI Cut Ties With Anti-Defamation League

‘This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs,’ Patel wrote on social media.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

FBI Director Kash Patel said on Oct. 1 that the bureau has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that tracks anti-Semitism, after conservatives criticized the group for including Turning Point USA in a glossary on extremism.

Patel also cited in his decision the ADL’s past partnership with former FBI Director James Comey, who was recently indicted.