We sent the following letter to Rep. Jim
Jordan today (we urge you to contact his communications director, Russell
Dye: russell.dye@mail.house.gov).
Dear Rep. Jordan:
On July 17, in your role as House
Judiciary Chairman, you said you notified FBI Director Christopher Wray that he
had until July 25 to turn over requested documents pertaining to the agency’s
probe of orthodox Catholics; he has heretofore not fully complied with two
subpoenas issued earlier this year. The deadline is tomorrow at noon. If he
does not comply with your request, it is important that you follow through with
your pledge and hold him accountable.
On April 11, 2023, I wrote a letter to
Wray, copying you, about my concerns over this issue.
“We know from previous disclosures that
the FBI was probing ‘Radical-Traditionalist Catholics’ (RTCs). To this day, we
have not seen any evidence that they are a threat to anyone. Now the FBI has
upped the ante, going after ‘mainline’ Catholics and dioceses.
“On February 9, I made public my
concerns about the FBI’s interest in RTCs. ‘What’s next?’ Will it be a war on
‘Catholics who are orthodox?’”
My hunch that there would be a war on
orthodox Catholics came true.
This is totally indefensible. It smacks
of religious profiling and opens the FBI door to monitoring traditional
Catholics, simply because they are loyal sons and daughters of the Catholic
Church.
I commend you for your leadership on
this matter. If Wray does not meet the deadline, I implore you to “take action”
against him, as you said you would do.
Sincerely,
William A. Donohue, Ph.D.
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