Records obtained by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said the FBI plans to use churches to “resource” and “identify suspicious activity.”
In addition to fundraising using existing resources, the FBI also “demonstrated a desire to enlist the help of religious communities to serve to sensitize the warning signs of radicalization and to identify suspicious activity,” the records said.
“Based on the limited information the FBI has provided to the committee, we know that FBI agents have proposed to develop resources within the clergy and church leadership by reaching out to Catholic congregations to provide information about Americans practicing their faith,” Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter to the FBI on the recordings. ” used the phrase.
Jordan described the information as “terrible.” made statements.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Jordan requested these documents from the FBI on February 16 for the FBI’s plan to “mitigate the Radical-Traditional Catholic threat” leaked from the Richmond office in early February.
The documents, especially Republican members of Congress, “violated the Constitution” had reacted on the grounds. (AA)