Biden DOJ targeted parents at school board meetings despite FBI, sheriffs' objections, memos show
We all saw footage of concerned parents being arrested at school board meetings, and it seemed so bizarre at the time.
They were simply raising genuine concern for their own children, as any parent should.
Well, it was Merrick Garland himself who gave the order for this insane treatment of parents. đĄ
Parents should always be involved when it comes to what the school system teaches or allows to happen on school grounds.
The left tries to take the parent's rights away still to this day, and that must be stopped.
The gov't does not own the children, even though the left thinks they do.
This is just more proof that the Democrats have gone full-blown communist. đ
From the article:
Former President Joe Bidenâs Justice Department used federal law enforcement to target parents at school board meetings as potential threats "despite warnings from FBI officials and the National Sheriffsâ Association," according to America First Legal's analysis of new government documents it obtained.
AFL, a conservative legal nonprofit, said it acquired the documents as part of its ongoing lawsuit related to former Attorney General Merrick Garlandâs October 4, 2021 memorandum that targeted concerned parents at school board meetings during the COVID pandemic.
"On October 4, 2021 â the day the memo was released â FBI Deputy Assistant Director Jay Greenberg emailed the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, stating the FBI had 'some concern.' He requested âadditional time to engageâ before messaging about the infamous memo went out," AFL wrote on X, linking to the DOJ documents it obtained.
Greenberg also asked for help âto find common ground we can all supportâ on the situation.
Some inside DOJ also fretted the strategy would boomerang, and create a political headache for elections,
"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 top DOJ official wrote in an email. "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-MAGA Task Force," an official wrote.
The National Sheriffsâ Association also shared concerns like those of the FBI, the memos show.
"On October 8, 2021, the National Sheriffsâ Association reached out to officials in the Associate Deputy Attorney Generalâs Office, stating that its sheriffs had 'not heard any concerns about threats to local school boards' and that 'it would have been nice to have a heads-up,'" the group wrote on X, referencing the internal emails it obtained.
Despite the concerns raised, Garlandâs memo was issued on October 4, 2021.
âThreats against public servants are not only illegal, they run counter to our nationâs core values,â wrote Attorney General Garland. âThose who dedicate their time and energy to ensuring that our children receive a proper education in a safe environment deserve to be able to do their work without fear for their safety.â
The FBI enforced the memo, AFL noted, establishing a new threat tag, âEDUOFFICIALS.â
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