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Garland Memo Triggers 25 School-Board Protest Probes, No Charges

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Oct. 4, 2021 directing FBI and U.S. Attorneys to probe school-board protest parents.
DOJ officials called the memo “ridiculous,” “stupid,” and politically motivated in emails dated Sep. 25 and Oct. 2, 2021.
At least 25 investigations opened, but no parents have been charged with domestic terrorism.
On Oct. 5, 2021 an FBI lawyer said the DOJ press release was issued without FBI coordination.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Oct. 4, 2021 directing FBI and U.S. Attorneys to probe school-board protest parents.
DOJ officials called the memo “ridiculous,” “stupid,” and politically motivated in emails dated Sep. 25 and Oct. 2, 2021.
At least 25 investigations opened, but no parents have been charged with domestic terrorism.
On Oct. 5, 2021 an FBI lawyer said the DOJ press release was issued without FBI coordination.