FBI fires at least five analysts tied to Catholic memo (opens in new tab)

CBS News reported that the FBI fired at least five analysts who helped draft a withdrawn 2023 internal intelligence memo on "Radical Traditionalist Catholic" ideology; AP reported that several analysts tied to the disputed memo were told June 5 they were being fired. The New York Times reported that FBI Director Kash Patel fired five analysts over the memo. The FBI's Richmond field office produced the memo, which examined links between ethnically motivated violent extremists and radical Catho...