Biden's 'anti-MAGA task force' sparked internal alarm across DOJ, new report shows
The Biden administration’s effort to combat alleged threats against school boards amid a wave of heated parent protests triggered sustained internal resistance within the Justice Department and FBI, documents released by the DOJ show."Five years ago, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued an infamous memorandum at the urging of the National School Boards Association and White House officials, directing the FBI and United States Attorneys to consider looking for a federal hook to prosecute parents exercising their right to free speech," Blanche posted to X on Monday, when the DOJ released the "Report to Expose the Weaponization of Government Against Parents in Schools.""Along with the report, we’ve released hundreds of exhibits and emails that make official and verify what many Americans had guessed: the Garland DOJ worked hand in hand with WH officials and the National School Boards Association to chill free speech and parental rights while they threatened to prosecute parents and label them domestic terrorists," Blanche added. In October 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and U.S.Attorneys to coordinate with federal, state and local law enforcement over what it described as an "increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools," amid escalating clashes involving parents at school board meetings.TRUMP DOJ REPORT LAYS BARE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ALLEGED ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIASWASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: US Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the Department of Justice on April 26, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Garland announced that the Justice Department will begin an investigation into the policing practices of the Louisville Police Department in Kentucky.A report of any constitutional and unlawful violations will be published.
(Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images) ((Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images))Garland’...