New House Committee Report Details How FBI ‘Abused Its Counterterrorism Tools’ To Target Catholics

The FBI tells the Sun that the agency is ‘committed to upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans’ and does not investigate based ‘solely on First Amendment protected activity, including religious practices.’

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The FBI director, Christopher Wray, testifies before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill. AP/Patrick Semansky

Updated 17:30 EST

The FBI “abused its counterterrorism tools to target traditional Catholic Americans as potential domestic terrorists,” and the agency had “no legitimate basis” to insert itself into Catholic churches, a new House committee report shows.

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