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DOJ Report Slams Garland’s 2021 Memo as Political Overreach

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC · How we work

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DOJ report found officials sharply disagreed with Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s 2021 memo.
Report said memo resulted from political pressure by outside groups and Biden White House officials.
Report said memo sought to weaponize DOJ and chill parents’ constitutional rights.
Veteran DOJ lawyers and FBI agents called memo a misguided overreach conflating free speech with terrorist threats.

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DOJ report found officials sharply disagreed with Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s 2021 memo.
Report said memo resulted from political pressure by outside groups and Biden White House officials.
Report said memo sought to weaponize DOJ and chill parents’ constitutional rights.
Veteran DOJ lawyers and FBI agents called memo a misguided overreach conflating free speech with terrorist threats.