During his Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 30, 2025, Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, promised to halt the agency’s surveillance of religious institutions, particularly Christian congregations.
In response to Senator Josh Hawley’s inquiry about the agency’s past efforts to recruit informants within Catholic parishes, Patel said, “I don’t believe so, senator,” indicating his disapproval of such practices.
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Biden’s FBI jailed Christians and pro-life advocates for peacefully defending unborn children
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Kash Patel just vowed to never let that happen again as FBI Director.
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Patel acknowledged awareness of an internal FBI memo that listed Catholic churches as potential targets for informant recruitment. Hawley asked, “Mr. Patel, would you commit to me that you will, if you are confirmed, that you will finally and officially withdraw this memo and make it clear that this is not only unacceptable, but that it is an absolute violation of the First Amendment, that every American voice under the Constitution of the United States?”
Patel assured the committee that, if confirmed, he would eliminate this memo and affirm its violation of the First Amendment. He also committed to investigating the origins of the memo, identifying those responsible and holding them accountable for breaching the public’s trust in the FBI.
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