‘It’s Total Politics!’ Jim Jordan Slams Wray over FBI Memo Targeting ‘Radical’ Catholics

Jordan Director what s ░░░░░░░░ difference between a traditional ░░░░░░░░ and a radical traditional ░░░░░░░░ Wray I m not ░░░░░░░░ expert on the Catholic ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Well your FBI ░░░░░░░░ a memo talking about ░░░░░░░░ traditional Catholics I m ░░░░░░░░ wondering if you can ░░░░░░░░ it for us Wray ░░░░░░░░ what I can tell ░░░░░░░░ is you re referring ░░░░░░░░ the Richmond product which ░░░░░░░░ a single product by ░░░░░░░░ single field office which ░░░░░░░░ soon as I found ░░░░░░░░ about it I was ░░░░░░░░ and ordered it withdrawn ░░░░░░░░ the FBI system Jordan ░░░░░░░░ were aghast Then why ░░░░░░░░ t you let us ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ it together Wray We ░░░░░░░░ working on finishing an ░░░░░░░░ review into what happened ░░░░░░░░ Jordan We have to ░░░░░░░░ we the Congress and ░░░░░░░░ American people have to ░░░░░░░░ until you do an ░░░░░░░░ review It s not ░░░░░░░░ criminal investigation going on ░░░░░░░░ An internal review before ░░░░░░░░ can talk to the ░░░░░░░░ who wrote this Wray ░░░░░░░░ when we finish our ░░░░░░░░ review which will be ░░░░░░░░ soon we will come ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Do you have ░░░░░░░░ idea how many Catholics ░░░░░░░░ America Wray and provide ░░░░░░░░ briefing on what we ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Well we appreciate ░░░░░░░░ briefing We want to ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ it Any idea how ░░░░░░░░ Catholics there are in ░░░░░░░░ director Wray No sir ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ 60 million What percentage ░░░░░░░░ those are radical traditional ░░░░░░░░ according to the Richmond ░░░░░░░░ office of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Again that product is ░░░░░░░░ something that I will ░░░░░░░░ or excuse It s ░░░░░░░░ that I thought was ░░░░░░░░ and removed it Jordan ░░░░░░░░ s read from that ░░░░░░░░ Page 4 of that ░░░░░░░░ by the way the ░░░░░░░░ you gave us when ░░░░░░░░ we get a copy ░░░░░░░░ didn t have all ░░░░░░░░ redactions on it so ░░░░░░░░ can actually see what ░░░░░░░░ American taxpayers were paying ░░░░░░░░ to see their rights ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment religious liberty ░░░░░░░░ attacked Let me just ░░░░░░░░ from page 4 Provide ░░░░░░░░ opportunities to mitigate extremist ░░░░░░░░ through outreach to traditional ░░░░░░░░ parishes and the development ░░░░░░░░ sources with the placement ░░░░░░░░ access to report on ░░░░░░░░ of worship That s ░░░░░░░░ fancy language for they ░░░░░░░░ trying to put informants ░░░░░░░░ the parish in the ░░░░░░░░ That s what this ░░░░░░░░ said director from one ░░░░░░░░ your field offices And ░░░░░░░░ won t let us ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ it Any response to ░░░░░░░░ Wray I don t ░░░░░░░░ was waiting for the ░░░░░░░░ Jordan No priest you ░░░░░░░░ priests should be informants ░░░░░░░░ the church director Wray ░░░░░░░░ do not recruit open ░░░░░░░░ operate confidential human sources ░░░░░░░░ infiltrate target report Jordan ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ said It sounds like ░░░░░░░░ were trying to do ░░░░░░░░ in Richmond Virginia Wray ░░░░░░░░ sir No sir Jordan ░░░░░░░░ weren t This didn ░░░░░░░░ happen You can assure ░░░░░░░░ that this didn t ░░░░░░░░ Wray That product did ░░░░░░░░ as best as we ░░░░░░░░ tell result in any ░░░░░░░░ action as a result ░░░░░░░░ it none Jordan You ░░░░░░░░ what the motivation for ░░░░░░░░ was Why would they ░░░░░░░░ think about doing this ░░░░░░░░ know what the motivation ░░░░░░░░ Wray Well again I ░░░░░░░░ that s what our ░░░░░░░░ review will find and ░░░░░░░░ d rather wait until ░░░░░░░░ hear what the results ░░░░░░░░ that internal Jordan Well ░░░░░░░░ don t need an ░░░░░░░░ review I can read ░░░░░░░░ document I assume you ░░░░░░░░ do the same because ░░░░░░░░ says right there on ░░░░░░░░ same page Richmond assesses ░░░░░░░░ interests in radical traditional ░░░░░░░░ is likely to increase ░░░░░░░░ the next 12 to ░░░░░░░░ months in the run ░░░░░░░░ to the next general ░░░░░░░░ Same paragraph Events in ░░░░░░░░ extremists and radical traditional ░░░░░░░░ might have common cause ░░░░░░░░ legislation judicial decisions in ░░░░░░░░ areas as abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ affirmative action and LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ It s politics that ░░░░░░░░ the motivation In the ░░░░░░░░ up to the next ░░░░░░░░ and they talk about ░░░░░░░░ border affirmative action and ░░░░░░░░ rights it s total ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ s interesting that affirmative ░░░░░░░░ just got a decision ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of Catholics ░░░░░░░░ sit on the United ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court relative to ░░░░░░░░ action Politics was the ░░░░░░░░ motivation here and that ░░░░░░░░ what s scary That ░░░░░░░░ what I think is ░░░░░░░░ frightening and why we ░░░░░░░░ we how this happens ░░░░░░░░ don t know And ░░░░░░░░ people signed off on ░░░░░░░░ Five people including the ░░░░░░░░ division council at the ░░░░░░░░ field office I d ░░░░░░░░ to talk to this ░░░░░░░░ in A lot of ░░░░░░░░ in this room went ░░░░░░░░ law school you get ░░░░░░░░ course on the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ talks about the First ░░░░░░░░ I find that really ░░░░░░░░