On October 1 and 2, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel took bold action and officially severed the bureau’s long-standing relationship with the Anti-Defamation League, a move that should make every freedom-loving American sit up and take notice. For years the ADL has acted less like a neutral civil-rights group and more like a partisan pressure machine embedded inside our federal institutions, and Patel’s decision restores a measure of independence to the Bureau.
Patel didn’t mince words when he explained the move, calling out former FBI director James Comey’s “love letters” to the ADL and accusing the group of having embedded operatives and influence inside the FBI’s ranks. That public rebuke was more than rhetoric — it was a reckoning for an era when career agencies were too cozy with outside actors who clearly pushed a political agenda.
Conservatives were also rightly furious after the ADL’s controversial Glossary of Extremism included Turning Point USA and even criticized TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, a listing that inflamed public distrust and highlighted the ADL’s partisan tilt. The backlash intensified after the ADL quietly retired the glossary amid widespread criticism, showing that the group knows it overreached and then tried to paper over the damage.
This is not merely about one glossary entry; it’s about mission creep and the weaponization of civil-society groups against political opponents. History shows the ADL has faced serious questions before about covert operations and informant use, and Americans must not tolerate private organizations functioning as de facto domestic intelligence bureaus.
Kash Patel’s move restores an important principle: the FBI must be focused on protecting Americans, not partnering with advocacy groups that police ideology. “That era is OVER,” Patel wrote on social media, and he’s right — the Bureau should be accountable to the Constitution and the people, not to activist outfits with agendas.
Now Congress and the American people should demand transparency and systemic reforms so that no outside group can exert undue influence over our law enforcement agencies. This decision is a clear win for commonsense oversight and a reminder that patriotic Americans will no longer accept Washington’s old capture games — it’s time to finish the job and reclaim our institutions.