FBI fires analysts behind controversial memo on ‘radical Catholic ideology’ ^35.1%

MS NOW - By Ken Dilanian, Carol Leonnig - 6/5/2026, 9:00 PM

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FBI Director Kash Patel fired a group of bureau intelligence analysts Friday over a rescinded 2023 memo about “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology” that has long been a focus of Republicans despite an investigation that found no anti-Catholic bias, three people familiar with the matter told MS NOW. The analysts worked in the FBI’s... more