Newly released emails show the Biden DOJ coordinated with the White House to target parents opposing school policies on COVID, race, and gender. The internal conversations suggest top officials sought a legal reason to act on a letter labeling such parents potential threats.
Key Facts:
- America First Legal released DOJ emails from October 2021 involving discussions about school board protests.
- A DOJ aide wrote that the White House was “in touch” and they were seeking a “federal hook” to respond to a National School Boards Association (NSBA) letter.
- Attorney General Merrick Garland issued an FBI directive soon after the NSBA asked for help investigating parents as potential domestic terrorists.
- The NSBA later retracted the letter, which had warned of threats at school board meetings nationwide.
- Critics say the emails show improper coordination between the Biden White House and DOJ to silence parents.
The Rest of The Story:
In October 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memorandum directing the FBI to address what he described as a “disturbing spike” in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence toward school administrators, board members, and teachers.
This directive came just days after the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the White House asking for federal assistance in handling disruptive parents at school board meetings—some of whom were voicing opposition to COVID-19 mandates, critical race theory, and gender identity policies.
The NSBA’s letter controversially suggested that such actions “could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.”
The letter was later retracted by the NSBA, but not before the Department of Justice had acted.
Now, internal DOJ emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by America First Legal reveal that the DOJ was actively working with the White House to explore legal justification for a federal response.
In one email dated October 1, 2021, Kevin Chambers, an aide to the deputy attorney general, wrote: “We’re aware; the challenge here is finding a federal hook. But WH has been in touch about whether we can assist in some form or fashion.”
This email indicates that the White House initiated contact with the DOJ in relation to the NSBA letter and was involved in discussions about how the DOJ might respond.
Shortly after, Garland’s memo was issued to all U.S. Attorneys and the FBI, initiating the formation of a task force to evaluate potential threats and share information across agencies.
Gene Hamilton, president of America First Legal, said the emails demonstrate “a conspiracy that was ultimately aimed at depriving parents of two fundamental rights—the right to speak, and the right to direct the upbringing of their children.”
He argued that this coordination between the Biden White House and DOJ was politically motivated and designed to intimidate parents into silence.
🚨SMOKING GUN🚨
AFL has obtained new documents CONCLUSIVELY PROVING that AG Merrick Garland’s infamous Oct. 4 memo labeling concerned parents at school board meetings “domestic terrorists” was POLITICALLY ORCHESTRATED and DRIVEN by the Biden White House.
“WH has been in touch.” pic.twitter.com/0jPHuH6iKd
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) July 18, 2025
Commentary:
The idea that the Department of Justice was ever insulated from political influence is now being exposed as fiction.
This story adds to the growing pile of evidence showing that the Biden White House and its agencies are deeply enmeshed with partisan causes.
The DOJ didn’t act independently—it coordinated with the executive branch to find a legal excuse to go after parents.
Garland’s decision came almost immediately after the NSBA letter reached the White House, and the DOJ’s internal discussions confirm that they were actively looking for a way to frame concerned parents as criminals.
This wasn’t about threats. It was about control.
Parents had every right to voice outrage over schools pushing COVID mandates, race-based curriculums, and gender ideology without transparency.
Many of these schools were also failing at basic education. Rather than listening to the concerns of families, the federal government tried to criminalize dissent.
The fact that this happened with the cooperation of the White House shows just how far removed from the Constitution this administration has strayed.
The right of free speech—especially the right to protect and raise your children—is fundamental. This scandal shows how those rights were treated as obstacles by Biden’s DOJ.
Garland’s DOJ didn’t just overstep—it helped enforce a political agenda that sought to silence parents. It treated everyday citizens as enemies of the state for speaking at public meetings.
That’s not justice. That’s tyranny disguised in bureaucracy.
As more documents become public, Americans are seeing just how deep the coordination runs.
From the 2016 Russia hoax to COVID mandates to labeling parents as terrorists, the thread is clear: dissent is to be investigated, not debated.
And behind it all is a federal machine working hand in glove with political leadership to achieve its goals.
This can’t be allowed to continue. The truth must be exposed, and accountability must follow.
If we value liberty, heads need to roll—legally, politically, and professionally.
The Bottom Line:
Newly released DOJ emails show a troubling effort to find legal justification for investigating parents who challenged school boards.
The Biden White House and Garland’s DOJ appeared to work together to silence dissent.
As these revelations pile up, the pattern of political abuse becomes harder to ignore—and must be addressed.
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