Memos Show Biden DOJ Targeted Parents at School Boards Despite FBI, Sheriffs’ Objections

Newly obtained documents reveal the Justice Department under Biden pursued parents at school board meetings even as FBI officials and the National Sheriffs' Association raised concerns about the approach.

WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump posted on Truth Social on June 16, 2026 at 11:12 AM EST, posted on Truth Social on June 16, 2026, by mentioning the source (see justthenews) that theBiden Justice Department targeted parents at school board meetings despite objections from the FBI and sheriffs, according to newly obtained government memos. The documents were acquired by America First Legal, a conservative legal nonprofit, as part of its ongoing lawsuit related to former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s October 4, 2021 memorandum. That directive mobilized federal law enforcement resources to address what the DOJ characterized as threats against public school officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. AFL’s analysis of the memos reveals that internal warnings from both the FBI and the National Sheriffs’ Association were overridden before the memo was issued (see justthenews.com). On the day the Garland memo was released, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Jay Greenberg emailed the Office of the Deputy Attorney General expressing “some concern” and requesting “additional time to engage” before messaging about the directive went out, according to the documents. Greenberg also sought help “to find common ground we can all support.” Four days later, on October 8, 2021, the National Sheriffs’ Association contacted officials in the Associate Deputy Attorney General’s Office, stating that its sheriffs had “not heard any concerns about threats to local school boards” and that “it would have been nice to have a heads-up” (see Google). Internal dissent within the DOJ itself was also sharp. One top department official wrote in an email, “I don’t think it’s possible to state how strongly I object to this. It will completely and totally nuke our election threats efforts, and will damage the reputation of the Public Integrity Section into the bargain.” Another official warned, “If they do this, they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force,” according to the documents obtained by AFL. Despite those objections, the DOJ moved forward with the directive, and the FBI established a new threat tag — “EDUOFFICIALS” — to track cases related to school board incidents. Garland’s memo stated at the time that “threats against public servants are not only illegal, they run counter to our nation’s core values,” and that educators “deserve to be able to do their work without fear for their safety” (see justthenews.com). Ian Prior, Senior Advisor at AFL, said the documents “prove that the Biden Administration ignored explicit warnings from the FBI’s own leadership and the National Sheriffs’ Association to appease radical leftist activists.” He added that by “placing concerned parents in the same threat category as those targeting judges and Members of Congress, Garland’s DOJ demonstrated the full extent of its weaponization.” The controversy has been a recurring flashpoint in debates over federal overreach and parental rights in education. Congressional Republicans have previously investigated the origins of the Garland memo, including its connection to a letter from the National School Boards Association that likened some parental protests to domestic terrorism (see house.gov). Trump has posted about the FBI, DOJ, and related topics 13 times in the past 30 days as part of a broader pattern of 44 posts on legal affairs and political adversaries during that period.

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