FBI Director Wray Subpoenaed by House Republicans Over Catholic Probe

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed records from FBI Director Christopher Wray tied to efforts to convince “mainline Catholic parishes” to help investigate radical extremism within their churches.

The subpoena, the committee said, stems from a document from the Richmond, Va. field office entitled “Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities.”

“This information is outrageous and only reinforces the committee’s need for all FBI material responsive to our request,” Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan wrote to Wray on Monday.

Within the document, Jordan said, the FBI expressed an interest in leveraging “existing sources” and developing new sources with the “placement and access” to report on suspicious activity. Those included developing sources within “the local diocesan leadership,” Jordan said.

 
 
 
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