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Kyle Seraphin, a former FBI agent turned whistleblower, slammed Bongino’s decision.
“This is Stanley Meador. He was responsible for the FBI’s Richmond office when they approved an intel product suggesting that Traditional Latin Mass Catholics were likely recruits for White Supremacy,” Seraphin wrote on X.
“Seeing [Bongino] promote him is a slap in the face. Cutesy Time Continues,” he added.
Seraphin was the one who initially blew the whistle on the infamous 2023 memo, which led to a congressional investigation by the House Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. That probe revealed disturbing details: FBI agents were encouraged to use clergy and parish staff as “tripwires” to monitor the faith-based community—something Americans thought was unthinkable on U.S. soil.
The memo’s sources raised even more eyebrows. It relied on far-left outfits like the Southern Poverty Law Center, Salon, and The Atlantic—organizations widely criticized by conservatives for their anti-religious and anti-traditionalist bias. The document even cited the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, as a potential trigger for violence, lumping pro-life Americans into the same category as domestic terrorists.
Despite this political profiling of peaceful, faith-driven Americans, not a single FBI employee lost their job. That fact infuriated Senator Josh Hawley, who grilled the bureau during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in December 2023. “Why hasn’t anyone been fired?” he demanded, echoing a sentiment shared by millions across the country.
FBI Director Christopher Wray called the memo “appalling” and said it was retracted quickly. However, records show the bureau was considering making the memo public—essentially turning a government-authored hit piece against traditional Catholics into official policy.
Internal documents later obtained by Congress painted an even more disturbing picture. The FBI conducted interviews with a priest and choir director in Richmond, using the interviews to build their flawed narrative. Two employees who co-authored the memo admitted to internal investigators that they were aware of political bias in the sources they cited—but pressed on anyway.
According to the committee, “There was no legitimate basis for the memorandum to insert federal law enforcement into Catholic houses of worship.” And yet, it happened. Even after retracting the memo, the Richmond office reportedly wanted to keep pushing this narrative to other field offices.
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To quell the backlash, Meador eventually met with clergy members—including Bishop Barry Knestout and a Catholic Cardinal—in what appeared to be a public relations move more than a genuine apology. Meanwhile, the memo had already made its rounds inside the FBI system. To this day, the agency can’t determine how many employees accessed it or whether its chilling suggestions were ever put into practice.
The controversy flared up again amid reports that FBI Director Kash Patel appointed Steven Jensen—who played a major role in the January 6 response—to lead the Washington Field Office. Critics say this is just another sign the FBI is doubling down on political targeting rather than cleaning house.
This entire saga leaves many Americans wondering: who is the FBI really watching? And why are people of faith, who simply want to worship in peace, being treated like enemies of the state? The lack of accountability speaks volumes—and conservatives aren’t letting this one go.
