FBI severs partnership with ADL after TPUSA backlash
FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital on Oct. 1, 2025 that he is cutting formal ties between the FBI and the Anti-Defamation League, rejecting partnerships the bureau forged under former director James Comey. The move follows ADL’s removal of its online 'Glossary of Extremism and Hate' after criticism — including over listing Turning Point USA — and reflects a policy shift in how the FBI will engage with outside organizations on domestic-extremism definitions and community outreach.
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🔍 Key Facts
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced via interview with Fox News Digital (Oct. 1, 2025) that the FBI 'formally rejects' prior partnerships with the ADL.
- The ADL said it retired its 'Glossary of Extremism and Hate' after facing backlash over entries (including Turning Point USA); the removal was reported as occurring 'on Tuesday' just before Patel's statement.
- Patel linked the prior FBI-ADL relationship to the Comey era, citing James Comey’s May 8, 2017 speech in which Comey praised the ADL.