DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, April 2024: a limited review found no one directed analysts to link extremism to any religion, and no steps beyond database searches. It recorded serious analytic failures, including weak support and mixing religious views with extremism.
Our review did not find evidence that anyone ordered or directed Analyst 1 or 2 to find a link between RMVEs and any specific religion or political affiliation, including Church 1, or that there was any underlying policy direction concerning such a link.
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DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, April 2024: a limited review found no one directed analysts to link extremism to any religion, and no steps beyond database searches. It recorded serious analytic failures, including weak support and mixing religious views with extremism.