Jordan Subpoenas FBI Head Over “Anti-Catholic Bias”

The Hill reports:

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray in connection with a now-withdrawn memo that explored avenues for gaining information on white supremacists’ interaction with local Catholic churches.

The memo, a product of the Richmond, Va., FBI field office, discussed meeting with church leaders to review “the warning signs of radicalization and to enlist their assistance to serve as suspicious activity tripwires.”

The FBI memo detailed growing overlap between white nationalist groups and “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics,” which it identifies as a small minority within the church. The memo has become the basis for GOP lawmakers accusing the department of developing an anti-Catholic bias.

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Ohio Rep. @Jim_Jordan, who chairs @JudiciaryGOP, has subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for documents related to an alleged agency effort to develop sources in local Catholic churches.https://t.co/1OsNckaRlg pic.twitter.com/2UQqBd6hQc

— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) April 10, 2023

General reminder that in the last Congress, Ohio Rep. @Jim_Jordan failed to comply with a subpoena that was issued to him by the @January6thCmte.

Three months into his time as @JudiciaryGOP chair, Jordan is issuing more subpoenas and hoping recipients will cooperate, unlike him.

— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) April 10, 2023