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June 5, 2026
FBI Fires Analysts Linked to Controversial Richmond Memo Amid Broader Personnel Purge
- The FBI has fired four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst tied to the Richmond memo warning of threats from Catholic extremists.
- Their lawyer claims the firings are unjust and undermine FBI policy, while the FBI has not commented on the terminations.
- The memo's findings have drawn criticism for potentially equating religious beliefs with violent extremism, prompting internal reviews that found no malicious intent.
3 Sources
- FBI fires analysts who worked on "Richmond memo" about Catholic extremist ideology, sources sayJun 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM · CBS News
- Patel Said to Have Fired Five F.B.I. Analysts Over Memo on Catholic ExtremistsJun 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM · NYT
- FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memoJun 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM · The Guardian