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Grassley reveals DOJ targeting nuns over rally, citing religious liberty.

4/30/2026

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Prosecutors wanted an assignment to hunt any nun still wearing a traditional habit.
Senator Chuck Grassley obtained texts that DOJ prosecutors Joseph Cooney and Molly Gaston discussed prosecuting nuns who attended a Stop the Steal rally, calling messages a disregard for religious liberty and equal justice.
Joseph Cooney has called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment and defended the DOJ’s Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, calling administration’s report false.

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Prosecutors wanted an assignment to hunt any nun still wearing a traditional habit.
Senator Chuck Grassley obtained texts that DOJ prosecutors Joseph Cooney and Molly Gaston discussed prosecuting nuns who attended a Stop the Steal rally, calling messages a disregard for religious liberty and equal justice.
Joseph Cooney has called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment and defended the DOJ’s Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, calling administration’s report false.