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DOJ ‘weaponization’ report accuses Biden administration of biased prosecutions against anti-abortion protesters

The 882-page report says prosecutors sought an average 26.8-month sentence for anti-abortion defendants, compared with 12.3 months for pro-abortion defendants.

  • On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group released an 882-page report alleging the Biden administration weaponized the FACE Act, prompting the DOJ to fire at least four federal prosecutors involved in those cases.
  • Based on over 700,000 internal records, the report claims the Biden-era Justice Department collaborated with pro-abortion groups like the National Abortion Federation to monitor and target pro-life activists, alleging biased enforcement of the 1994 law meant to protect clinic access.
  • The report documented aggressive tactics, including the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck by 16 armed FBI agents, and sentencing disparities where prosecutors sought an average of 26.8 months for pro-life defendants versus 12.3 months for pro-abortion defendants.
  • Besides firing prosecutors like longtime federal prosecutor Sanjay Patel, the DOJ dismissed civil lawsuits with prejudice and limited future FACE Act prosecutions to extraordinary circumstances, citing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's commitment to ending what he called a two-tiered system of justice.
  • Critics like Democracy Forward president Skye Perryman dismissed the report as a fictionalized, false narrative intended to distract from administration failures, while the department continues internal misconduct reviews and maintains commitment to avoiding selective prosecution based on beliefs.
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The report argues that the Department of Justice applied the law selectively, while former officials accuse a partial report

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