The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cut decades-long ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Wednesday following the group’s inclusion of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in its “Center on Extremism.”
“James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans,” FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital. “That was not law enforcement, it was activism dressed up as counterterrorism, and it put Americans in danger.”
“That era is finished. This FBI formally rejects Comey’s policies and any partnership with the ADL,” Patel continued.
Former FBI Director Comey made consistent and public remarks as far back as 2014, according to Fox Digital.
Comey said in 2017 the ADL was “not only educating” the FBI, but also working with the bureau to “build bridges in the communities [they] serve,” the outlet reported. (RELATED: Chris Cuomo Says Elon Musk Told Him To ‘Piss Off’ In Private Message — Then Blocked Him)
ALEXANDRIA, VA – MARCH 29: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey delivers the keynote remarks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner March 29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. While testifying before the House Intelligence Committee last week, Comey said the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, and will pursue it “no matter how long that takes.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
This follows the ADL’s classification of Charlie Kirk’s conservative movement TPUSA, whose founder was assassinated in September, as an “extremist group,” according to Fox’s report.
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
The ADL classified TPUSA as having links to “a range of right-wing extremists and has generated support from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and some corners of the white supremacist alt-right,” according to Fox.
A deleted X post from the ADL in 2019 said TPUSA “is a right-wing student group whose leaders & activists have made multiple racist or bigoted comments & have been linked to a variety of extremists.”
The ADL is over 100-years-old, and it claims its mission is to combat “antisemitism, extremism, hate and bigotry, discrimination and injustice” through advocacy, education and legal action, according to its website.
It previously had a “Glossary of Extremism” on its website, which categorized and defined different groups involved in what the ADL deemed extremist. Screenshots circulating online showed TPUSA’s page under the ADL’s “Center on Extremism.”
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
The ADL officially announced the termination of its glossary Tuesday, saying it would “retire the Glossary effectively immediately.”
“[A]n increasing number of entries in the Glossary were outdated. We also saw a number of entries intentionally misrepresented and misused,” the statement said.
The Daily Caller reached out to the ADL for comment but has not heard back as of publication.
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