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FBI Withdraws Richmond Memo, Fires Five Analysts

6/6/2026

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Story summary
  • After former FBI Director Chris Wray deemed the “Richmond Memo” substandard, the FBI withdrew it in 2023 and terminated at least five contributing analysts.
  • An internal FBI review found the memo lacked malicious intent but failed to meet proper standards and contained professional-judgment errors.
  • The Justice Department’s inspector general reported no evidence that analysts were ordered to link violent extremism to religion or to make discriminatory comments.