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GOP Lawmakers Demand Answers on Lack of Arrests of Protesters Outside Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Two congressional Republicans demanded answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its failures to arrest protesters outside the homes of Supreme Court justices. An unprecedented breach of Supreme Court secrecy in June 2022 revealed that the high court was poised to overturn the constitutionally protected right to an abortion. Following this breach, many mounted…


Hawley Alleges AG Garland Gave False Testimony About DOJ Targeting Catholics

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is alleging Attorney General Merrick Garland gave false testimony when he denied that the Department of Justice has been cultivating informants inside the Catholic Church. Lawmakers first began raising questions about DOJ efforts to infiltrate Catholic churches after the Daily Signal obtained whistleblower documents from the FBI’s Richmond Field Office that…


Biden’s Classified Documents: Former Aide’s Testimony ‘Undermines’ White House Narrative, Rep. Comer Says

The White House’s narrative on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents is being undermined by the congressional testimony of Biden’s former executive assistant, Kathy Chung, according to House Oversight Committee Chairman, James Comer (R-Ky.) Comer released a statement on April 4, saying that Chung provided “startling information that undermines the Biden White House’s narrative…


Attorney General Garland Doesn’t Commit to Investigating Alleged Violations of Jan. 6 Defendants’ Civil Rights

Attorney General Merrick Garland has declined a lawmaker’s call for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate alleged violations of the right to a speedy trial for defendants facing charges for their actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) asked Garland about the 6th Amendment trial rights of various…


Attorney General Garland Hopes to Wind Down US Marshal Protection for Supreme Court

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland is hoping to wind down the U.S. Marshals Service security details for U.S. Supreme Court justices and leave the task to the Supreme Court Police. The Supreme Court justices have faced heightened security concerns following the leaking of a draft opinion overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion case. Following…


Garland Says He’s ‘More Than Willing’ to Testify to the House Judiciary Panel

Attorney General Merrick Garland told a House panel on March 29 that he’s “more than willing” to testify to the House Judiciary Committee, despite repeated failures to answer requests from the panel. Garland appeared before the House Appropriations Committee to discus President Joe Biden’s proposed budget. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who serves as the chairman…


Garland Says FBI Needs Spying Powers to ‘Fight the Chinese’

Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the FBI’s usage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), saying that the surveillance apparatus is critical to “fight the Chinese.” Garland made the comments during a March 29 appearance before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. He came to Capitol Hill to discuss the…


DOJ Memos Dissuaded Marshals From Arresting Protestors at SCOTUS Justices’ Homes: Republican Senator

A Senate Republican revealed during a March 28 hearing that an internal Department of Justice (DOJ) memo dissuaded U.S. Marshals from arresting protestors in violation of laws against picketing the homes of judges. The materials revealed during the hearing show that U.S. Marshals were explicitly directed not to arrest protestors at the homes of Supreme…


DOJ Memos Dissuaded Marshals From Arresting Protestors at SCOTUS Justices’ Homes: Sen. Britt

A Senate Republican revealed during a March 28 hearing that an internal Department of Justice (DOJ) memo dissuaded U.S. Marshals from arresting protestors in violation of laws against picketing the homes of judges. The materials revealed during the hearing show that U.S. Marshals were explicitly directed not to arrest protestors at the homes of Supreme…


FBI Lawyer Hoped Justice Department Would ‘Reconsider’ 2021 Memo on Alleged School Board Threats, Documents Reveal

Documents the FBI recently released show that a lawyer for the agency expressed her reservations about a draft version of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Oct. 4, 2021 memo that initiated a controversial federal effort to investigate alleged harassment at school board meetings around the country. The documents, which the America First Legal Foundation (AFL)…