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FBI Sacks Analysts Involved in Spurious ‘Radical Catholics’ Memo

The document was too much even for Biden's team.

Mark A. Kellner
Jun 08, 2026
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FBI head Kash Patel vows his bureau “will never infringe on religious freedom.” Photo: FBI

The FBI fired five analysts Friday involved in creating a 2023 document critics say unfairly linked “traditionalist” Catholics to violent extremism and racism.

The agency quickly withdrew the Domain Perspective memo, produced by the bureau’s Richmond, Virginia, field office, once its contents leaked. Internal investigations followed, including reviews by the Justice Department, that department’s inspector general, and a congressional committee.

The FBI fired four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst; their names remain unknown. The bureau’s Rapid Response account tweeted a one-word comment — “True”— in reply to Daily Wire journalist Mary Margaret Olohan’s post stating the five were cashiered. Press offices at both the FBI and the Justice Department did not respond to The Washington Star’s inquiries.

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