US EditionFBI cuts ties with ADL, citing Comey link after group labels TPUSA extremist
- On October 1, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the bureau would end its collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League, citing the organization's previous relationship with former Director James Comey as the reason.
- Patel's decision followed growing backlash against the ADL for including Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA as an extremist group and pressure from conservatives.
- Patel criticized Comey for writing 'love letters' to the ADL and embedding FBI agents with the group, which Patel accused of running disgraceful spying operations on Americans.
- Comey faces indictment on two felony charges related to false statements and obstruction of Congress, with arraignment set for October 9, 2025, and he asserts his innocence, demanding a trial.
- The FBI stated the break aims to protect its independence and avoid political influence, while the ADL retired its 'Glossary of Extremism' amid controversy over its entries and classification methods.
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Patel terminates FBI’s relationship with ADL amid fallout from Kirk shooting
The FBI announced it is severing its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), with Director Kash Patel issuing an unusual attack against the group that battles antisemitism.
FBI cuts ties with Jewish Anti-Defamation League, director Kash Patel announces
Patel's announcement followed criticism of the ADL by right-wing voices, including billionaire Elon Musk, over its inclusion of Kirk's Turning Point USA in a "Glossary of Extremism and Hate."
FBI Ends Ties with Anti-Defamation League
FBI Director Kash Patel cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League after the bureau formed a relationship with the organization under former FBI Director James Comey. “James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans. That was not law enforcement, it was activism dressed up as counterterr…
Kash Patel Decides to End Association with ADL Over Vicious Attacks on TPUSA - News Addicts
FBI Director Kash Patel cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, following the organization’s disgusting smears of TPUSA. Former FBI Chief Jim Comey partnered with the far left ADL during his time as FBI Director. Kash ended the cozy relationship with the Anti-Defamation League that the bureau forged under its former boss James Comey. […] The post Kash Patel Decides to End Association with ADL Over Vicious Attacks on TPUSA appeared firs…
FBI Ends Relationship with ADL, Kash Patel Blasts Bureau's Former Partnership as 'Activism' That 'Put Americans in Danger'
The FBI has reached a turning point with a group that’s supposedly dedicated to battling bigotry — but with a history that includes tarring the conservative group founded by the […] The post FBI Ends Relationship with ADL, Kash Patel Blasts Bureau's Former Partnership as 'Activism' That 'Put Americans in Danger' appeared first on The Western Journal.
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