...memo went beyond the parameters claimed by the FBI in Congressional Testimony.
"Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a FOIA request related to an internal FBI memo leaked earlier this year, which revealed that the agency had efforts underway to identify and treat Catholics as "potential terrorists."
"The records also indicate coordination with officials from Portland and Milwaukee," the press release said.
The FBI Richmond internal memo, titled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities," was leaked in January and drew instant criticism from Republicans.
It identified "radical-traditionalist Catholic" as potential "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists" and said that "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVEs) in radical-traditionalist Catholic (RTC) ideology almost certainly presents opportunities for threat mitigation through the exploration of new avenues for tripwire and source development."
Commentary. The police state continues to expand as the FBI once again is caught targeting the current administrations political opponents. In this instance it is Catholics who are traditionally opposed to abortion.
"Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a FOIA request related to an internal FBI memo leaked earlier this year, which revealed that the agency had efforts underway to identify and treat Catholics as "potential terrorists."
"The records also indicate coordination with officials from Portland and Milwaukee," the press release said.
The FBI Richmond internal memo, titled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities," was leaked in January and drew instant criticism from Republicans.
It identified "radical-traditionalist Catholic
Heavily redacted records show FBI's targeting of Catholics went beyond what it claimed: watchdog
A conservative government watchdog has released documents obtained via FOIA that it says show the FBI's targeting of Catholics was more widespread than it has acknowledged.
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Commentary. The police state continues to expand as the FBI once again is caught targeting the current administrations political opponents. In this instance it is Catholics who are traditionally opposed to abortion.