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FBI Severs Ties With ADL as Patel Rejects Comey-Era Partnership

The break follows the ADL’s removal of its online extremism glossary after criticism over a Turning Point USA entry.

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 the bureau is ending its relationship with the Anti-Defamation League and denounced the group as an “extreme” organization he says spied on Americans.
  • The ADL retired its 1,000-plus entry Glossary of Extremism and Hate this week, citing outdated and misused entries after backlash over a backgrounder describing Turning Point USA’s ties to right-wing extremists.
  • Elon Musk and other conservatives criticized the ADL over the TPUSA listing and claimed the FBI relied on the group’s labels, a linkage the ADL disputes as it explores new ways to present its research.
  • Patel’s move breaks from James Comey’s approach; the former director praised the ADL in 2014 and 2017, and he was recently indicted on charges related to alleged false statements to Congress.
  • Reporting also highlights prior cooperation, including a now-deleted FBI Denver press release honoring an ADL official, while the ADL noted Patel’s statement and said it has deep respect for the FBI.