Wray’s Lies, SPLC’s Complicity

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FBI’S ANTI-CATHOLIC SPYING SCANDAL: GRASSLEY EXPOSES WRAY’S LIES,
SPLC’S COMPLICITY

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has uncovered a shocking abuse of power
by the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray, who lied to
Congress about the extent of spying on traditional Catholics labeled
“domestic terrorists” for their pro-life and family values. The
FBI’s Richmond memo, part of a broader operation involving multiple
field offices and over 1,000 employees, relied on the Southern Poverty
Law Center’s (SPLC) biased “hate map” to justify this
unconstitutional surveillance. Wray’s deception and the SPLC’s
role in targeting a faith group demand accountability, including
stripping the SPLC’s tax-exempt status.

Grassley’s June 3, 2025, findings revealed 13 additional documents
and five attachments mirroring the Richmond memo’s anti-Catholic
bias, distributed to over 1,000 FBI personnel, contradicting Wray’s
2023 Senate testimony that it was “a single product by a single
field office.” Grassley posted on X, “Appears Wray lied 2cong,”
adding, “I’m determined to get to the bottom of this.” He told
Fox News, “If people that lie to Congress aren’t held accountable,
it encourages more lies.” The memo targeted Catholics for beliefs
like being “pro-life” and “pro-family,” leading to interviews
of church leaders and surveillance.

Catholic leaders decried this violation. William Donohue of the
Catholic League said, “The FBI’s use of SPLC’s radical agenda to
spy on loyal Catholics is a grotesque First Amendment violation.”
Bishop Joseph Strickland called it “a scandalous abuse,” urging,
“Catholics deserve justice.” The SPLC, a tax-exempt organization,
fueled this by labeling Christian groups as “hate groups,”
enabling the FBI’s overreach.

Grassley’s December 4, 2023, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
exposed Wray’s evasions. Despite evidence from Buffalo, Louisville,
Portland, and Milwaukee field offices, Wray claimed the memo was
isolated. Grassley’s January 31, 2024, letter with 15 Republican
senators demanded answers on deleted records, with then-Deputy
Director Paul Abbate ordering their “permanent removal.” Grassley
fumed, “The FBI’s contempt for oversight is unfathomable.” The
House Judiciary Committee’s December 4, 2024, report confirmed the
memo’s nationwide reach, targeting Catholics for their faith.

The SPLC’s role is indefensible. Its “hate map” provided a
veneer of legitimacy to the FBI’s unconstitutional actions,
weaponizing a tax-exempt organization against religious freedoms.
Former FBI Agent Stuart Kaplan called it “a cover-up of
anti-Catholic bias enabled by SPLC’s activism.” Congress must
revoke the SPLC’s 501(c)(3) status, as its partisan targeting of
faith groups undermines its nonprofit purpose and fuels government
abuse.

Wray’s lies and the SPLC’s complicity erode public trust.
Grassley’s December 9, 2024, “no confidence” letter blasted
Wray’s “disdain for oversight.” Congress must hold Wray
accountable through subpoenas and summon him and former Attorney
General Merrick Garland to testify. Simultaneously, the IRS should
strip the SPLC’s tax-exempt status for its role in this scandal.
Catholics and all Americans deserve protection from such politicized
surveillance. Grassley’s leadership in the Senate Judiciary
Committee must drive these actions to ensure no director or
organization can weaponize federal power against faith communities
again.

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