Department of Justice report says FBI’s 2023 Richmond memo was ‘grave failure’ of responsibility

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was guilty of a “grave failure” of responsibility in the drafting of its controversial 2023 “Catholic memo” that sought to link racist and violent extremists with so-called “radical-traditionalist” Catholics, the U.S. Department of Justice said this week. The Justice Department on Aug. 28 released an extensive report on the memo, which was drafted out of the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia, field office and leaked in early 2023. Upon its leak the memo drew immediate criticism…