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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on November 16, 2021, 06:47:24 PM
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DOJ whistleblower challenges Garland testimony, says FBI counterterrorism tool used on parents
https://justthenews.com/government/security/doj-whistleblower-challenges-garland-testimony-says-fbi-counterterrorism-tool
A Justice Department whistleblower has provided Congress evidence that FBI counterterrorism assets were involved in the investigation of parents protesting school policies, prompting a key GOP lawmaker to question the "accuracy and completeness" of Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio.), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, released an unclassified internal FBI email from last month showing that the bureau's counterterrorism chief, Timothy R. Langan Jr., through a deputy, jointly sent instructions with the criminal division chief to FBI officials to use a "threat tag" to track any complaints involving parents and school officials.
"We ask that your offices apply the threat tag to investigations and assessments of threats specifically directed against school board administrators, board members, teachers, and staff," the email stated. "The purpose of the threat tag is to help scope this threat on a national level and provide an opportunity for comprehensive analysis of the threat picture for effective engagement with law enforcement partners at all levels."
Talk about violation of civil liberties.
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Hard to get an absolute handle on this story because most of us already assumed Garland was lying on the stand. This confirms it in a rather broad way. Even Jim Jordan couldn't really articulate what the impact will be.