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Kash Patel Cuts Ties with ADL Amid Controversy

10/2/2025

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Kash Patel cut ties with the ADL, a link started by former Director James Comey in 2017.
Patel accused Comey of embedding FBI agents with the ADL, calling it activist counterterrorism.
The ADL faced backlash for labeling Turning Point USA (TPUSA) extremist, prompting removal of its Glossary of Extremism.
Musk and Republican lawmakers condemned the ADL as a 'hate group'.

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Story summary

Kash Patel cut ties with the ADL, a link started by former Director James Comey in 2017.
Patel accused Comey of embedding FBI agents with the ADL, calling it activist counterterrorism.
The ADL faced backlash for labeling Turning Point USA (TPUSA) extremist, prompting removal of its Glossary of Extremism.
Musk and Republican lawmakers condemned the ADL as a 'hate group'.