The FBI shut down its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in December, the agency confirmed to the Daily Caller on Thursday.
“In recent weeks, the FBI has taken steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) by December 2024,” the FBI's press office said in a statement to callers.
Callers also asked department officials what happened and what prompted the closure, but those questions went unanswered. (Related: FBI hires candidates who can barely read and write, encourages overweight applicants to continue processing, reports suspicions)
A little birdie announced the following.
“In the past few weeks, @FBI “We have taken steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in December 2024. Specially focused programs have been reorganized under the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity.” https://t.co/9MSDHTwPSc— Steve Friend (@RealStevefriend) January 16, 2025
ODI was founded in 2012 to create programs that “promote a diverse and inclusive workplace.” According to Go to the FBI website. It also states that FBI employees can participate in the Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
“Employees can also serve as diversity and inclusion coordinators and participate in cross-cultural mentoring and sponsorship programs,” the website adds.
The agency has been criticized for its embrace of DEI, particularly in the wake of the New Year's terrorist attacks in New Orleans.
The New Orleans FBI field office has come under fire for its history of promoting DEI, particularly in its recruitment programs. According to some information, the agency held a “Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) Event” in May 2024. press release. (Related: Biden-Harris Justice Department forces Maryland to hire fat female police officer)
Former agents previously told the Caller that the politicization of the bureau may have helped New Orleans terrorist suspects fly under the radar. The Biden administration's FBI is reportedly searching for pro-life protesters and monitoring parents on school boards.
“The FBI has 9 diversity advisory committees,” FBI whistleblower Steve Friend tweeted Tuesday. “A little bird told me today that they have removed the Hoover Building's DEI sign and reassigned employees to protect them from layoffs. Kash Patel cannot arrive right away.”
of @FBI has nine diversity advisory committees. A little bird told me today that they have removed the Hooverville DEI sign and reassigned employees to protect them from layoffs.@kash_patel I can't get there right away. pic.twitter.com/XVCoysDQNk
— Steve Friend (@RealStevefriend) January 14, 2025
“The FBI is spinning like a top to protect the communist subversives who have benefited from the incoming Donald Trump administration and have weaponized the FBI against the American people,” Friend told the Caller. Ta. “It must be recognized that this nominal effort is a desperate public relations stunt by a reckless organization on the verge of an overhaul by Kash Patel.”