President Donald Trump's Justice Department has filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for allegedly trying to "improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts," Fox News reported. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed the complaint Monday, which was signed by Chad Mizelle, her chief of staff.
Boasberg has long been a thorn in Trump's side as he and other judges have thwarted the president's agenda with nationwide injunctions. However, it was Boasberg's conduct during the meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States in March that initiated the legal action from the Justice Department.
The complaint said that Boasberg reached out to Roberts and others, claiming that Trump and his administration "disregard rulings of federal courts," which risks triggering "a constitutional crisis." They believe this was an attempt to "improperly prejudice or influence" Roberts and that it "undermined the integrity and impartiality of the federal judiciary."
The remedy suggested in the complaint was to take Boasberg off the J.G.G. v. Trump case, which involves the deportation of hundreds of illegal immigrants to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. Trump used the 1798 wartime immigration law, the Alien Enemies Act, to justify it, and the ACLU and others sued the administration over it.
Just days after Boasberg allegedly made those remarks to Roberts, the judge imposed a temporary restraining order on Trump's use of the law to send Venezuelan nationals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador. Planes set to take off for the prison were ordered to "immediately" return to the U.S.
Despite the order, it reportedly did not happen exactly as Boasberg commanded, and an investigation was launched to determine whether the Trump administration flouted those orders. In April, Boasberg also allowed a contempt charge to proceed based on the fact that the order wasn't followed directly, though a higher appeals court eventually stayed that action.
The judge's actions opened the door to a slew of other challenges to deportations, and the Supreme Court ruled against Trump on two of them, finding that such expedited removals violated the constitutional rights of the illegal immigrants. This continued a pattern of lower courts blocking Trump's policies nationwide in these matters.
The Trump administration excoriated Boasberg and others whom White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called "radical left-wing judge," though Boasberg was appointed by then-President George W. Bush as associate judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court in 2002. Still, Trump maintains that "troublemaker and agitator" Boasberg should be impeached for his actions.
Roberts publicly chided the president for making this call, which is an unusual move for the justice. It also comes as Boasberg continues to push back on the CECOT deportations, with the judge expecting the ACLU and Justice Department to meet for a status hearing every two weeks, beginning on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Although Boasberg is the target of this latest complaint, Trump has had to push back against him and several judges who have attempted to stop his agenda by nationwide injunctions for his policies in lower courts. The president received a win on this matter on June 27 after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in his favor to narrow the power of the lower courts, Fox News reported.
"Americans are finally getting what they voted for. No longer will we have rogue judges striking down President Trump's policies across the entire nation. No longer. Today in the 6-3 opinion, Justice [Amy Coney] Barrett correctly holds that the district court lacks authority to enter nationwide or universal injunctions," Trump said at the time.
"These lawless injunctions gave relief to everyone in the world instead of the parties before the court. As the Supreme Court held today, they turned district courts into the imperial judiciary. Active liberal justices, judges have used these injunctions to block virtually all of President Trump's policies," the president continued.
"I was elected on a historic mandate, but in recent months, we've seen a handful of radical left judges effectively try to overrule the rightful powers of the president to stop the American people from getting the policies that they voted for in record numbers," Trump said. Somehow, Boasberg was one of the judges who kept getting assigned to these cases, a fact which has piqued the interest of the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bondi's decision to file a complaint against Boasberg is a step in the right direction, as his actions may point to a vendetta against Trump's agenda. The U.S. system of checks and balances between the executive and judicial branches is what it was designed to do, and Trump has every right to push back when he believes it's not.
Hall of Famer and Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg died Monday at the age of 65 after enduring a long battle with cancer, Breitbart reported. This comes after Sandberg announced that he had metastatic prostate cancer.
Sandberg, a Washington State native, was named after New York Yankees pitcher Ryne Duren. Although he began his baseball career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981, he spent the most seasons with the Cubs.
The team's executive chairman, Tom Ricketts, memorialized the late baseball great in a statement. "Ryne Sandberg was a hero to a generation of Chicago Cubs fans and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise," Ricketts said.
"His dedication to and respect for the game, along with his unrelenting integrity, grit, hustle, and competitive fire, were hallmarks of his career. He was immensely proud of his teammates and his role as a global ambassador of the game of baseball, but most of all, he was proud of Margaret, his children, and his role as husband, father, and grandfather," Ricketts added.
Sandberg collected many accolades over the years, which MLB recounted in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of consistency in the 1980s and early ’90s, making 10 consecutive All-Star teams and winning 9 straight Gold Glove awards," MLB wrote.
"On June 23, 1984, a national TV audience watched Sandberg hit a pair of game-tying home runs in the 9th and 10th innings off Cardinals closer and future Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter. Part of a magical Cubs Postseason run, the game is forever remembered in Chicago as 'The Sandberg Game,'" the post continued.
This was considered Sandberg's most outstanding achievement. "He went on to win the 1984 NL MVP Award. Over 16 seasons, Sandberg slugged 282 home runs, 277 of which were as a second baseman, then a Major League record. He hit 25+ homers five times and stole 30+ bases five times," the MLB account added.
The account noted that Sandberg got his start with the Phillies and would return to manage them over the course of three seasons. Still, it was the Cubs who memorialized Sandberg's greatness, including his storied postseason performance, in a statue that resides outside of Chicago's Wrigley Field.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.
The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of consistency in the 1980s and early ’90s, making 10 consecutive All-Star teams and winning 9 straight Gold Glove awards.
On June 23, 1984, a national TV… pic.twitter.com/KuCazvlnj2
— MLB (@MLB) July 29, 2025
With so many lifetime achievements, it's no surprise that Sandberg was fondly remembered by many in baseball. According to ESPN, his former teammates and opponents alike shared their love and respect for Sandberg, including current Cubs ballplayers like shortstop Dansby Swanson.
"Just such a top-shelf human being. He made such an impact on me, even in my short time of being able to be around him. Just an unbelievable human being and someone that I'm very, very grateful to have met and spent time with, whether it's talking about life or talking about ball," Swanson said. The Cubs' rookie third baseman Matt Shaw also spoke of Sandberg's impact on him.
"We talked about a lot of things, about defense and offense, but we talked about life, too. When he first came up, he struggled a little bit early on and he was like, 'No matter what happens, you just got to keep believing in yourself and keep going,'" Shaw said. "And I definitely take that to heart, and that's something that I definitely think about a lot -- is that belief to just to keep going."
Sandberg's death also caught the attention of former President Barack Obama, who paid tribute in a post to X on Tuesday, according to The Hill. "Hall of Famer and Cubs stalwart Ryne Sandberg wasn’t just a great baseball player — he was a class act who never cheated the game. Everyone in Chicago — including White Sox fans — will miss him deeply," Obama wrote.
Sports legends like Sandberg have so much wisdom to share about life and athletics, and these lessons endure long after they're gone. America lost one of the greats this week, but it appears Sandberg was generous in sharing his knowledge on and off the baseball diamond, and that is the legacy that will remain.
In just the last fiscal year, Democrat Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell charged more than $288,000 on her taxpayer-funded credit card, including transactions in 31 states, multiple foreign trips, and Disney World.
Campbell's office charged a whopping $288,146.26 to state-issued procurement cards, called P-cards, between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Besides the travel expenses, charges for catered office parties were also included.
One of the most egregious abuses of taxpayer dollars was a trip to France that cost $13,627--nearly $9,000 for luxury chauffeur services and over $2,000 for air travel.
The office also spent $10,286 to rent overflow space at a hotel for an annual cyber crimes conference in April and over $1,000 on several occasions for office parties and events.
Campbell's actions have caught the attention of Republican lawmakers in the state, who have decried her liberal use of taxpayer funds for non-necessary items.
According to the Boston Herald, they are complaining that Campbell has spent thousands of dollars on hotels in Washington, D.C. since President Donald Trump took office as her office has repeatedly sued the Trump administration over his policy advancements.
Campbell claims that she is fighting against Trump's "illegal" attacks on people's rights and freedoms and said her spending was a "small price to pay" in order to do so.
She is also spending a sizeable chunk of her $83 million overall budget fighting Trump in the courts--spending that is mirrored by many of the other Democrat state AGs.
Republicans are further angered that she has not completed an ordered audit and seems to be dragging her feet.
Maybe that's because she knows what the auditors will find and is trying to delay the inevitable as long as possible to avoid accountability.
Many taxpayers have had to cut back on their expenses in the wake of inflation that has nearly doubled the costs in some sectors of the economy, so it is especially painful to be stuck footing the bill for lawmakers who feel no similar compunction to keep their own expenses in check.
Furthermore, all across the United States, billions and billions of dollars are being spent by states and the federal government to fight each other.
Staffing costs, court costs, travel costs, and all of it paid for by the tax dollars of the citizens of the United States.
It seems like such a waste of time, money and resources that could be going to building up our great country rather than tearing it down.
The entertainment world was saddened this week by the news that a well-loved reality star had died.
As People reports, Junior Edwards, a well-known Louisiana alligator hunter and co-star of Swamp People on the History Channel, passed away, a development revealed by his grandson.
The news of Junior’s demise came in a Facebook post penned by his grandson, “Lil” Willie Edwards, on Saturday.
The younger Edwards wrote, “Rest easy, pawpaw. I know [you’re] probably running your hoop nets or doing something crazy inside those pearly gates.”
He continued his heartfelt message by adding, “You will be extremely missed pawpaw. We love you more than anything. Until we meet again.”
Specifics surrounding Junior’s death -- including his exact age -- remained unclear.
Willie Edwards did reveal, however, that his grandfather had suffered from declining health in recent months, noting on July 6, “Well guys, those of you that don’t know, my grandpa has been dealing with some health issues” and asking fans to “keep him in y’alls thoughts and prayers please…we need a miracle.”
Swamp People has been a staple on the History Channel for an impressive run of 15 seasons, with the program following the exploits of a Louisiana-based family comprised of the descendants of French Canadian refugees who have made alligator hunting their preferred method of making their living.
Junior was a regular cast member on the show between 2010 and 2015, returning to the program in 2021 for season 12.
Among those mourning his passing was Swamp People star Ashley Jones, who took to Instagram to declare, as Parade noted, “The world lost a legend! Mr. Junior Edwards passed away! Please be in prayer for the family! He was one of the greatest alligator hunters there is! He was a real hardcore outdoorsman!”
Ronnie Adams, another Swamp People cast member, also weighed in, writing, “Praying for the Edwards in this time of need!!! Rest in peace Junior!!!”
A fan of the show also took time to comment on the news, writing, “My sincere condolences…Though I never met Mr. Junior Edwards, I almost felt like I knew him through his time on Swamp People. He was a good, hard-working man, and we all know he had a heart of gold after that episode with the otter! RIP.”
Though Junior Edwards had not appeared on Swamp People in recent years, it is clear that his impact on viewers remains.
One online commentator offered recollections of a humble but honorable man, writing, “Junior Edwards was a hell of a man. Not just an amazing alligator hunter and trapper but a family man who took care of his family and provided for them,” and in the end, that is a legacy to which everyone should aspire.
President Donald Trump said the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity in his favor last year could now benefit former President Barack Obama, Fox News reported. Trump told reporters Friday that Obama "owes me big" as it comes to light that the former president was the "ringleader" of Russiagate.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently declassified a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence report that was compiled in 2020. It discussed the Intelligence Community Assessment of 2017 about supposed Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The conclusion was that the since-debunked Steele dossier was unreliable and that the entire scandal was an "internet rumor." Nevertheless, Obama encouraged the intelligence community to proceed with their investigation based on that false information just weeks before Trump was sworn into office.
These new revelations could potentially lead to criminal charges against Obama. However, his position as president at the time means that he will likely escape any ramifications, and it's all thanks to Trump's fight at the high court.
According to The Hill, the Supreme Court ruled in July 2024 that the office of the president confers broad immunities from criminal prosecution. When asked by the press about presidential immunity, Trump didn't hesitate in acknowledging that it would be greatly beneficial for Obama. "It probably helps him a lot," Trump told reporters.
"Probably helps a lot. The immunity ruling, but it doesn't help the people around him at all. But it probably helps him a lot," Trump added.
"He's done criminal acts, there’s no question about it. But he has immunity, and it probably helps him a lot... he owes me big, Obama owes me big." Trump said.
Reporter Eric Daughtry shared a video with a biting caption against Obama. "JUST IN: President Trump on if Barack Hussein Obama can be criminally prosecuted for the Trump-Russia Treasonous Conspiracy hoax," Daughtry wrote on his post to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump on if Barack Hussein Obama can be criminally prosecuted for the Trump-Russia Treasonous Conspiracy hoax
"He has immunity, it probably helps him a lot. He OWES ME BIG. Obama owes me big."
"But it DOESN'T help the people around him AT ALL." pic.twitter.com/WE8nRQkoT3
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 25, 2025
In a statement released by the former president on Tuesday, Obama said that calling him the "ringleader" of Russiagate was among Trump's "bizarre allegations," which he firmly denies. "Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response," Obama said in a statement through spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush.
"But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction," Rodenbush added.
"Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes," the spokesperson claimed. Meanwhile, Gabbard stated that "deep state obstacles" had been put in place, hindering the release of the information.
"There are a lot of deep state actors still here within Washington. President Trump wants us to find the truth," Gabbard said Wednesday on Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime. "I want to find that truth. The American people deserve the truth, and they deserve accountability," she added.
The Russigate investigation should never have been allowed to go on with such questionable evidence. Obama may not face criminal prosecution in this case, but as Trump said, there are plenty around him who were in on this and don't have the same benefit who may now face justice.
President Donald Trump said he hopes Elon Musk's businesses do well as Tesla suffers its second straight losing quarter, the Washington Times reported. This comes after Musk fired parting shots as he was leaving as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
The Tesla mogul supported Trump during the 2024 campaign and helped carry get him back into the White House. Then Musk worked to cut government waste through DOGE.
However, things grew tense after he denigrated Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which will slash electric vehicle subsidies starting Sept. 30. Meanwhile, Musk’s Tesla sales dipped 16% in market share over last year.
For his part, Trump said in a social media post Thursday that he hopes Musk will continue to do well. Later remarks from Musk demonstrate that he wasn’t convinced as it appears this feud will continue.
The president’s post to Truth Social championed Musk’s continued success regardless of the legislation. “Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon’s companies by taking away some, if not all, of the large scale subsidies he receives from the U.S. Government,” Trump began.
“This is not so! I want Elon, and all businesses within our Country, to THRIVE, in fact, THRIVE like never before!” Trump continued.
“The better they do, the better the USA does, and that’s good for all of us. We are setting records every day, and I want to keep it that way!” Trump concluded.
Shortly after Trump’s overtures toward him, Musk posted a response on X, formerly Twitter. “The ‘subsidies’ he’s talking about simply do not exist,” Musk claimed.
He said Trump “has already removed or put an expiry date on all sustainable energy support while leaving massive oil & gas subsidies untouched.” He then went on to point out how one of his other companies helped the country while receiving government money.
“SpaceX won the NASA contracts by doing a better job for less money. Moving those contracts to other aerospace companies would leave astronauts stranded and taxpayers on the hook for twice as much!” Musk claimed.
According to the New York Post, Musk’s companies raked in $38 billion in taxpayer dollars since 2007 with the majority being awarded in the last five years. SpaceX alone has secured billions in Department of Defense and NASA contracts.
These two will likely continue to spar over government waste and the role of subsidies. However, it seems that saving money for the American people is never the losing bet, even if Musk doesn’t like it.
A recent Harvard-Harris survey has found that a majority of respondents believe former President Joe Biden intentionally left the borders wide open during his tenure, Breitbart reported. These results come as President Donald Trump makes significant headway in combating illegal immigration.
During the Biden administration, record numbers of illegal immigrants crossed the border. While it's possible that this was due to complacency or incompetence, a significant majority of those surveyed believe it was intentional.
In a poll conducted from July 6 to 8 among 2,044 registered voters, 67% of respondents believed that Biden kept the border open. On whether this was a "deliberate policy" or not, 69% agreed that it was.
This sentiment is more widespread when broken down by party affiliation, with 84% of Republicans believing it was a purposeful decision, while 68% of independents share the same view. Even Democrats could only muster a slight majority of 51% who believed the border was "secure" and 52% who thought it was "not deliberate."
Biden was squarely responsible for the open border mess, and 88% of Republicans and 60% of independents are calling it "deliberate" in the poll. This is far more than just opinion, as recent facts may indicate that they're right.
Trump has plugged up the leaks at the southern border, with May and June reporting that there were zero illegal immigrants brought into the interior of the U.S. In a post to his Truth Social, the president touted his success while contrasting it with Biden's failures.
"Zero Border crossings for the month for TRUMP, verses 60,000 for Sleepy, Crooked Joe Biden, a man who lost the 2020 Presidential Election by a 'LANDSLIDE!' Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD!" Trump wrote on June 20.
"The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin! What this Crooked man and his CORRUPT CRONIES have done to our Country in 4 years is grossly indescribable! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump concluded.
One positive figure can be dismissed, but it appears Trump's success in reversing Biden's immigration trends continues across other metrics. According to Fox News, Biden paroled 27,766 illegal immigrants in June 2024 while Trump released exactly zero in June of this year.
His policies have also stopped illegal immigration at the source, as Border Patrol reported just 6,070 encounters with illegal immigrants for the entire month of June. During the Biden administration, there were as many as 10,000 illegal immigrants a day crossing the border.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Rodney Scott credited Trump with this change in a news release last month. "From shutting down illegal crossings to seizing fentanyl and enforcing billions in tariffs, CBP is delivering results on every front," Scott said.
"Under this administration, we are protecting this country with relentless focus, and the numbers prove it," he added. Trump is certainly a skilled statesman, but it's clear the disparity has just as much to do with Biden's open-door policy as it does with Trump's crackdown.
For as inept as Biden was at being president, the record illegal immigration can only be explained through a willful decision to let it happen. It's clear as ever now that this was intentional, especially since Trump has been so successful so quickly after taking office.
House Republicans have advanced an amendment to a spending bill that would rename the Kennedy Center's opera house to the "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House," Breitbart reported. The House Appropriations Committee passed the change Tuesday in a 33-28 vote as Democrats cry foul.
The proposal was put forth by House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), who agrees with President Donald Trump's vision for the arts center to be more welcoming to faith and family. "First Lady Melania Trump serves as the Honorary Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Kennedy Center," Simpson said.
"Naming a theater after her is an excellent way to recognize her appreciation for the arts," he added. The change was added to the FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
The department funds the Kennedy Center, and the president is eager to reform its progressive aims. Of course, this has outraged Democrats who have accused Republicans of sneaking it into the bill.
Donald Trump has been adamant about cleaning up the crazy leftism. He posted on Truth Social about the changes, including the firing of most of the board, on February 7.
"At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture," Donald Trump said shortly after taking office.
"We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP! Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP," the president went on.
"The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation. For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!" Trump concluded.
The president has already succeeded in making the Kennedy Center a more wholesome place. It hosted "The King of Kings" film from Angel Studios to a packed house, with more events like it to come.
"This is family-friendly programming that we will be doing more of in the future. The American people want to see more shows that reflect their values," Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell promised.
Of course, the Democrats detest this and are especially outraged about the name change. According to ABC News, Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) claims Republicans "snuck in" the "divisive" proposal for the name change.
The Trumps have sought to return the nation to a better time when morals and faith mattered, especially in public endeavors. Democrats can't stand this because they are the party of depravity, but it's exactly the reason Donald Trump was elected in the first place.
The National Economic Council's data reveals that President Donald Trump's first six months in office have created a strong economy, Breitbart reported. Indicators, including low inflation and increased manufacturer output, have quelled fears of a recession.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai told Breitbart that this should silence naysayers. "During his first six months in office, President Trump has repeatedly embarrassed the panicans who predicted doom and gloom, from inflation to recession," Desai said.
In June, the Consumer Price Index recorded its fifth consecutive month of inflation rates below expectations. The Federal Reserve sets a 2 percent target, and Trump's economy has remained right in line with an annualized rate of 2.1 percent, which the Council of Economic Advisers touted on X, formerly Twitter, last week.
Core CPI rose 0.2% in June, beating market expectations 0f 0.3%.
Since President Trump took office, core CPI is tracking 2.1% annualized, consistent with low & stable inflation.
(Headline CPI is tracking 1.8% annualized)
— Council of Economic Advisers (@CEA47) July 15, 2025
One indicator of Trump's economic success is the increase in manufacturing output since he took office for his second term as president. From January when he took office through June, manufacturing increased by 1.8 percent.
While this doesn't seem significant on the surface, it is a great success compared to Trump's predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Manufacturing output between August 2024 and January 2025 decreased by .7 percent under Biden, meaning Trump's economy overcame his deficit pluse another increase.
The labor market also remains robust for job seekers, especially native-born Americans. According to Breitbart News economics editor John Carney, that cohort saw an additional 830,000 people employed.
Meanwhile, the number of foreign-born workers declined by 348,000, marking the third consecutive month of decrease. "More Americans stepping up to take jobs," Carney said of the news.
"Employers, used to drawing from a bottomless global pool, are now facing a domestic labor market and are adjusting accordingly. American workers, seeing that employers are now turning to them to fill jobs, are stepping up," Carney added.
Notably, this good news comes before Trump's policies are fully reflected, suggesting that just the promise of those is enough to give the economy a jolt. The president's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed on July 4, will allow Americans to keep more of their money.
By eliminating taxes on overtime and tips, and offering additional tax cuts, the economic outlook may only improve as the effects of the legislation are felt. Even Trump's tariffs, which caused panic among conservatives and liberals alike, have added $120 billion in revenue.
Desai touted this news. "Under President Trump, Americans have seen an end to Joe Biden’s inflation crisis, multiple expectation-beating jobs reports, record tariff revenue collection, bond and stock market rallies, and historic investment commitments worth trillions that will cement America’s dominance in cutting-edge sectors," the deputy press secretary said.
"And the best is yet to come – as the pro-growth policies of The One Big Beautiful Bill and new trade deals kick in, America’s economic resurgence under President Trump will only accelerate," Desai added. The latest data points suggest that it's already happening.
Trump is doing a great job, despite facing pushback from both sides of the aisle. If these economic trends continue, America could indeed be great again with a resurgence of prosperity and stability for all.
The Biden White House and then-Attorney General Merrick Garland conspired together to find a way to charge parents who spoke out against far left policies at school board meetings around the country, according to documents obtained by America First Legal, a watchdog group.
The group published memos and emails it obtained that looked for a "federal hook" to charge the parents with crimes, but DOJ lawyers pushed back on the requests and said any prosecution would "trample" the parents' First Amendment rights.
America First Legal said:
These never-before-seen documents—uncovered only because of AFL’s relentless efforts over the past three and a half years—expose not only the Biden White House’s involvement in pushing a weaponized DOJ, but also strong dissent from careers within the Department’s Civil Rights Division, who warned that there was no federal authority or legal basis to target these parents in the first place because their speech is protected by the First Amendment.
The emails took place between October 1 and 3, just days before the infamous memo from Garland that labeled the outspoken parents as "domestic terrorists."
Despite the DOJ lawyers telling the AG's office that the parents were merely using their First Amendment rights and nothing criminal was happening, the DOJ under Garland called them dangerous terrorists in an effort to threaten them into silence anyway.
The main reasons these parents were speaking out was because of policies around COVID, transgenderism, and critical race theory that were harming their children.
One case involved sexual assaults of two students and others involved biological males harming female students while playing girls' sports because they identified as girls.
Other parents didn't want their children exposed to critical race theory, which paints an entire race--whites--as racist and distorts American history.
Because the leftists in the DOJ and Biden administration favored these policies, they wanted to shut down dissenting parents and silence them.
These same leftists have been crying for months about President Donald Trump threatening democracy and being a tyrant, but their behavior was a direct assault on these parents' constitutional rights and an effort to circumvent democracy.
"It seems that we are ramping up an awful lot of federal manpower for what is currently a non-federal conduct,” a DOJ lawyer wrote the day before Garland published his memo, ignoring the advice that it was not legally sound to do so.
Democracy prevailed, however, when Garland's memo became public and provoked enough controversy to get him to back down and give up his intimidation campaign.
Some parents became even louder after the memo, because this is America, and people accustomed to freedom don't give it up without a fight.
If parents are ever too scared of federal charges to raise their concerns at school board meetings, democracy will indeed be dead.