Prosecutors Withheld Key Evidence in Cases Against Abortion Clinic Protesters: DOJ

‘The weaponization that happened under the Biden Administration will not happen again,’ the acting attorney general said.

An examination room is empty at Wyoming's last abortion clinic, Wellspring Center in Casper, Wyo., on March 10, 2025. Natalie Behring/Getty Images

Federal prosecutors withheld evidence as they prosecuted people who protested at abortion clinics, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on April 14.

The DOJ Weaponization Working Group’s first report delved into what the Trump administration described as the Biden administration’s weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, a federal law that prohibits injuring or interfering with people who obtain or provide abortions or pregnancy services.