FBI Richmond Field Office Worked With Other Field Offices to Target Catholics | EWTN News Nightly

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Late last week, Representative Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing that the FBI Richmond field office coordinated with multiple FBI field offices across the country to produce the memo targeting Traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists. Among those bureaus were Los Angeles and Portland, signaling a more widespread plan to surveil Catholics. Former FBI Agent Kyle Seraphin shares his reaction when he heard that multiple field offices coordinated on this memo. Given his experience, Seraphin explains whether he believes there could have been a good reason for this type of targeting of so-called "radical Traditional Catholics" or whether it signals something more nefarious happening within the bureau. One of the key sections the FBI pointed out was a potential overlap of Catholics opposed to abortion and other policies with would-be terrorists. Seraphin tells us how big of a leap that is to make and why they are devoting government resources in targeting these people. The FBI did withdraw the memo, however Seraphin discusses where he thinks we go from here in terms of holding the FBI accountable for its actions, but also rebuilding trust and the reputation of many Catholics. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf