FBI Invited Westboro Baptist Church To Agent Training Sessions | Talking Points Memo

The FBI confirmed Wednesday that it invited members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church to speak at counterterrorism training sessions, to teach new agents about domestic terrorists.NPR first reported Wednesday that members of Westboro Baptist Church attended four sessions this spring, three at Quantico Marine base in Virginia and one at an FBI facility in Manassass, but the program was canceled after complaints from within the Bureau.


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