Kash Patel Posts Decision On Groups Partnership With The FBI
Just days ago, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna ignited a firestorm with a blunt demand: the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) “has some explaining to do.” Her statement came in response to the shocking revelation that Charlie Kirk’s conservative organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), had been quietly listed under “Extremism, Hate or Terrorism” by the ADL’s Center for Extremism — a label more often reserved for violent white supremacists and jihadi groups.
The classification, made public via Fox News, included several of the ADL’s now-removed justifications: Kirk’s promotion of “conspiracy theories” regarding election fraud and COVID-19, his unapologetic opposition to radical gender ideology, and his advocacy for what the ADL calls “Christian nationalism” — a term that, depending on the source, can mean anything from holding traditional values to endorsing a theocratic government. The ambiguity, critics argue, is the problem.
And then came the fallout.
The @ADL has some explaining to do. Seems to me like if they don’t agree with you, they will label you a “hate group.” pic.twitter.com/vogIzOiqCQ
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) September 29, 2025
Faced with mounting criticism — not just from Kirk’s supporters, but from prominent voices like Elon Musk and a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers — the ADL quietly pulled its entire “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” from its website on Tuesday. Gone, without explanation. But the consequences are still being unpacked.
Why? Because as Fox News reported, the FBI had been using that glossary for guidance.
“Demonized the transgender community”? That sure didn’t age well.
— Vee News (@darkcitynews) September 29, 2025
That’s right — under former Director James Comey, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was relying, in part, on a politically aligned nonprofit to help define who or what counted as a threat. In a 2017 address to the ADL’s National Leadership Summit, Comey gushed, calling the ADL “a love letter” and openly boasting about the FBI’s deep collaboration with the group. “We’re still in love with you,” Comey said. “Love, the FBI.”
That same speech revealed that over 12,000 law enforcement officers had been trained by the ADL in a single year. Fast forward to 2024, and suddenly that partnership looks less like cooperation and more like ideological outsourcing — where one group’s political definitions may have influenced how federal authorities viewed American citizens with dissenting views.
James Comey wrote “love letters” to the ADL and embedded FBI agents with them - a group that ran disgraceful ops spying on Americans.
That era is OVER. This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs. pic.twitter.com/R6IKpSTfuP
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 1, 2025
Former FBI official Kash Patel was quick to draw a line in the sand. “That era is finished,” he told Fox News Digital. “This FBI formally rejects Comey’s policies and any partnership with the ADL.”
Luna’s call for accountability is only the beginning. The ADL, once widely respected for its original mission of fighting antisemitism, now finds itself facing questions of political bias, institutional overreach, and the consequences of stretching the definition of “extremism” beyond recognition.