Biden White House Pressured DOJ to Investigate Parents Despite Internal Pushback
The report says 25 people were flagged, but federal prosecutors did not bring charges after internal warnings that the plan was outside DOJ authority.
- Monday's Justice Department report revealed that internal officials warned then-Attorney General Merrick Garland's October 2021 memo targeting parents appeared unlawful and politically motivated before he issued it.
- Contentious 2021 school board meetings over COVID-19 restrictions and curriculum disputes prompted the National School Boards Association to request federal assistance in September, characterizing threats against officials as potential domestic terrorism.
- Public Integrity Section Chief Corey Amundson warned the effort would be viewed as a partisan exercise that would tarnish the organization, saying "We did not sign up for this" when the plan was suggested.
- The FBI opened 25 assessments under the memo, though no parents faced domestic terrorism charges; the Trump Justice Department now plans to review files and offer apologies for constitutional rights violations.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche told The Epoch Times on October 5 that his focus is redirecting law enforcement to basics, while Garland previously defended the memo as targeting criminal conduct, stating "Parents who show up to complain about school boards are protected by the First Amendment.
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New DOJ report accuses Biden administration of weaponizing federal power against parents
A new US Department of Justice report has reignited controversy over the federal government’s response to parents who challenged school policies during the Biden administration, alleging that senior White House officials pressured the Justice Department to use federal law-enforcement resources against parents and school-policy protesters. The report, titled the “2026 Report to Expose the Weaponization […]
Confirmed: Biden's DOJ did target parents who spoke out at school...
The Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group released a report Monday concluding that former Attorney General Merrick Garland's Oct. 4, 2021 school board memo grew out of pressure from the Biden White House and turned the department's law enforcement powers on parents. The report describes how DOJ officials under President Joe Biden looked for ways to bring federal cases against parents and protesters who addressed school boards and scho…
“This Is Ridiculous.” DOJ Report Exposes How Biden Was Targeting Christian Parents
Sometimes, it takes five years for the U.S. federal government to even begin to correct a miscarriage of justice. On October 4, 2021, then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued an infamous memo vowing to commit federal resources to investigate, as domestic terrorists, concerned parents over constitutionally protected speech against local school board policies. On Monday, […]
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Biden DOJ Officials Warned Garland Memo Targeting Parents Looked Like An ‘Anti-MAGA Task Force’
By TYLER O’NEIL, The Daily Signal | October 05, 2026 Biden Justice Department officials raised serious concerns about the DOJ treating concerned parents like domestic terrorists before Attorney General Merrick Garland released his memo directing investigations into school board protests in 2021, a new report from the Trump administration’s Weaponization Working Group reveals. DOJ attorneys repeatedly questioned the proposal internally. One offic…
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