A controversial memo issued by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 aimed at addressing the alleged threat posed to school boards by dissatisfied parents caused an internal revolt at the Justice Department, according to documents obtained by Fox News. As parents across the nation took to school board meetings to vent their dissatisfaction with COVID-era learning restrictions as well as how race and gender were being taught in classrooms, the National Association for School Boards appealed to the Justice Department for assistance, claiming that some actions taken by angry parents could be classified as "domestic terrorism." The Justice Department in October 2021 issued a memo to coordinate a response to what the department described as an "increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools" by parents. Newly released emails, however, indicate that high-ranking officials at the DOJ were skeptical of this move, predicting that it could transform into a political headache for the Biden administration.MAJOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD SIMULATES PARENT ‘TERRORIST’ ATTACK AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT KILLS STUDENTAttorney General Merrick Garland takes questions during a news conference at the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2024.The Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation, alleging the Ticketmaster parent company violated antitrust laws and harmed consumers.
(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)"I don't think it's possible to state how strongly I object to this.It will completely and totally nuke our election threats efforts, and will damage the reputation of the Public Integrity Section into the bargain," one deputy assistant attorney general wrote on an internal email chain.
"It's like they've affirmatively trying to make this thing not work and look political.""If they do this, they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti...