Key facts
- Five FBI analysts have been terminated.
- The analysts were involved in creating a 2023 intelligence memo.
- The memo focused on "Radical Traditionalist Catholic" ideology.
- The firings are part of leadership changes under Director Kash Patel.
Five FBI analysts have been terminated from their positions following their involvement in the creation of a withdrawn internal intelligence memo from 2023. The memo reportedly focused on "Radical Traditionalist Catholic" ideology and warned of potential threats from Catholic "violent extremists." Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the firings, which represent the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of Director Kash Patel.