Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to explain his controversial 2021 memo regarding threats to school board members.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a Wednesday hearing titled, "Oversight of the Department of Justice."
"Didn’t you understand the chilling effect that it would have [on] parents when you issued your directive? When you directed your criminal and counterterrorism divisions to investigate parents who were angry at school boards and administrators during COVID?" Kennedy asked. AG GARLAND CLAIMS FBI HAS PUT ‘FULL RESOURCES’ INTO TRACKING ATTACKS ON PRO-LIFE CENTERS, DESPITE FEW ARRESTS
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