Biden White House Pressured DOJ to Investigate Parents Despite Internal Pushback

A new report released by the Department of Justice’s “Weaponization Working Group” details how Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memorandum instructing federal law enforcement to investigate the parents of schoolchildren was drafted in response to a pressure campaign from White House officials, despite internal disagreement on whether such an undertaking was appropriate.

The report, titled “The 2026 Report to Expose the Weaponization of Government Against Parents in Schools,” traces correspondence between officials in the White House and the Department of Justice discussing federal options to respond to a September 29, 2021, letter from the National School Board Association (NSBA). The letter warned that public school teachers and administrators were “under an immediate threat” from parents who protested stringent Covid-19 masking and vaccination requirements and critical race theory in public school curricula, comparing those parents to domestic terrorists.

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A new report released by the Department of Justice’s “Weaponization Working Group” details how Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memorandum instructing federal law enforcement to investigate the parents of schoolchildren was drafted in response to a pressure campaign from White House officials, despite internal disagreement on whether such an undertaking was appropriate.

The report, titled “The 2026 Report to Expose the Weaponization of Government Against Parents in Schools,” traces correspondence between officials in the White House and the Department of Justice discussing federal options to respond to a September 29, 2021, letter from the National School Board Association (NSBA). The letter warned that public school teachers and administrators were “under an immediate threat” from parents who protested stringent Covid-19 masking and vaccination requirements and critical race theory in public school curricula, comparing those parents to domestic terrorists.