FBI Ordered to Release Files That Called Parents Terrorists
- April 17, 2023
A federal judge ruled last week that the Federal Bureau of Investigation must provide documents related to a 2021 letter that called parents domestic terrorists.
The agency initially described those parents, who were protesting issues like critical race theory, as serious threats in response to the National School Boards Association’s plea for assistance.
After the memorandum went public on Oct. 3, 2021, backlash arose at Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to create a task force to investigate the parents — which consisted of the FBI, U.S. attorneys’ offices, and local law enforcement.
The government watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust filed a Freedom of Information Act request days later for all documents or correspondence by the Department of Justice on the task force.
PPT informed the Examiner that they were happy with the court’s ruling.
“There is evidence the FBI participated in targeting parents who protested to protect their kids, and their effort to dismiss this case could be an attempt to conceal the extent of their role in it,” stated PPT Director Michael Chamberlain.
“Yet again, the FBI finds itself at the center of a Biden Administration effort to weaponize the government against the American public,” he added.