Back in February, a leaked memo from the FBI’s Richmond field office revealed the damning information that they were targeting Catholics and Catholic Church with spying. Making the matter even worse is that Attorney General Merrick Garland had claimed otherwise not long before and has sought to downplay the matter, as the Biden administration continues to be anything but transparent. Now, there may finally be some accountability as the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit from CatholicVote and Judicial Watch for their failure to provide records requested under FOIA.
According to a press release from CatholicVote, the group sent FOIA requests to the FBI and DOJ seeking access to record mentioning Catholics and other topics from the leaked memo. The requests were sent on March 8, 2023, almost two months ago now. That the group hasn’t heard back is in violation of federal law. Read more…
