Key Facts

• The analysts worked on the "Richmond Memo," which linked some extremist groups to radical Catholic views.
• The memo was withdrawn after a review found it did not meet proper standards and had judgment errors.
• No evidence showed the analysts intended harm or acted with bias, according to FBI and Justice Department reviews.
• The memo became controversial among President Trump's supporters, who saw it as unfair to conservative Christians.
• The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, created by a Trump executive order, featured the memo in its report.
• The FBI Richmond office was criticized for relying heavily on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which faces its own legal issues.
• Other FBI staff involved in cases opposed by the Trump administration have also been fired recently.
• The Justice Department fired prosecutors connected to cases about protests at reproductive health clinics earlier this year.