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Coverage dated May 11, 2022

Whistleblowers: FBI targeted parents via terrorism tools despite Garland's testimony that it didn't happen

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Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson say they have evidence that the FBI targeted parents who protested schools' COVID policies despite assurances from Attorney General Merrick Garland that it never happened.

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  1. Fox News

    Whistleblowers: FBI targeted parents via terrorism tools despite Garland's testimony that it didn't happen (opens Fox News)

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    Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson say they have evidence that the FBI targeted parents who protested schools' COVID policies despite assurances from Attorney General Merrick Garland that it never happened.

  2. RedState

    Whistleblower Confirms: FBI Targeting Parents Under Counter-Terrorism Provisions (opens RedState)

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    That this feels like par for the course makes this all the more infuriating.

  3. PJ Media

    FBI Used Terrorism Laws to Investigate 'Dozens' of 'Concerned Parents' Who Attended School Board Meetings (opens PJ Media)

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    Whistleblowers told GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee that "dozens" of parents were investigated using counterterrorism tools at the FBI's disposal.

  4. Fox News

    House Republicans say whistleblowers confirm FBI investigations into outraged parents (opens Fox News)

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    According to House Republicans, who cite federal insiders, the FBI's counter-terrorism bureau began placing 'threat tags' to track parents deemed unruly or unsafe.

  5. Townhall

    'Smoking Gun': New Whistleblower Information Shows FBI Used Terrorism Tools to Target Concerned Parents (opens Townhall)

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    Despite Attorney General Merrick Garland assuring members of Congress under sworn testimony that the Department of Justice was not using its resources to target concerned parents, according to whistleblowers, the

  6. Breitbart News

    Report: FBI Investigated Concerned Parents Under AG Merrick Garland (opens Breitbart News)

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    A whistleblower has revealed that the FBI investigated concerned parents after Merrick Garland directed the agency to combat threats.

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