DOJ Had ‘No Legitimate Basis’ to Use FBI Against Concerned Parents, House Judiciary Report Says

DOJ Had ‘No Legitimate Basis’ to Use FBI Against Concerned Parents, House Judiciary Report Says
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland is sworn-in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Feb. 22, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A Republican-led panel on the House Judiciary Committee has found “no legitimate basis” for the Justice Department to use federal law enforcement to police concerned parents speaking their minds at local school board meetings.

In an interim report (pdf) published on Tuesday, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government said evidence so far suggest that Attorney General Merrick Garland was part of a collaborative effort to intimidate parents from openly speaking against the left-wing education agenda favored by the Biden administration.