FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Andrew Thomas/CNP/Andrew Thomas - CNP/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen FBI director Kash Patel.
- The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst.
- “This action is manifestly unjust, completely unsupported by the facts, and subverts standard FBI policy and procedure,” their lawyer, David Laufman, said in a statement.
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FBI director Kash Patel. Photograph: Andrew Thomas/CNP/Andrew Thomas - CNP/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen FBI director Kash Patel. Photograph: Andrew Thomas/CNP/Andrew Thomas - CNP/Shutterstock FBIFBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo Firings are part of a broader personnel purge under under the leadership of director Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist
Prefer the Guardian on Google Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were fired on 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.