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FBI Severs Ties With ADL as Patel Rebukes Comey-Era Collaboration

The move follows the ADL’s decision to retire its online extremism glossary after conservative criticism over a Turning Point USA entry.

The Jewish-Palestinian solidarity group Jewish Voice for Peace held a march to protest Israel's war crimes in Gaza, as well as condemn the Anti-Defamation League in downtown Washington, D.C. on Jan 17, 2025. (Photo by Kia Rastar / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by KIA RASTAR/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation," in Rayburn building on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
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Overview

  • FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that the bureau is ending formal partnerships with the ADL and initiating a review of relationships with outside organizations.
  • Patel accused the ADL and former director James Comey of embedding agents and running operations that spied on Americans, offering no public evidence to support the claims.
  • The ADL responded that it respects the FBI and reaffirmed its mission to protect Jewish people, days after retiring its more than 1,000-entry Glossary of Extremism and Hate.
  • The glossary’s removal followed backlash from Elon Musk and Republican figures over an entry describing Turning Point USA, founded by the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk.
  • Comey had lauded the ADL in 2014 and 2017, highlighting joint training and resources used by the FBI during his tenure.