The senior law enforcement agency has lost the trust of Americans. Thanks to Biden’s weaponization, anyone could be their target.
But now, under Trump, the FBI just admitted to breaking this law countless times.
The FBI has turned over a trove of documents to Congress, spotlighting alleged “weaponization” controversies from the Biden administration’s Justice Department, spurred by a subpoena from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan.
This move marks a fresh chapter in the ongoing tug-of-war over transparency and accountability within federal law enforcement.
A New Era of Openness?
In a letter sent Friday, FBI Assistant Director Marshall Yates assured Jordan that “under Director Kash Patel’s leadership, the FBI is dedicated to working with Congress towards transparency,” according to Just the News, which obtained the correspondence.
The documents handed over include internal records tied to former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s polarizing school board memo, the retracted Richmond FBI memo targeting Catholics, and investigations linked to the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
Jordan’s spokesman, Russell Dye, told Just the News, “We are thankful for Director Patel’s work, and we will have more updates soon,” hinting at more revelations to come.
Jordan, an Ohio Republican, has been relentless in his quest to unearth what he calls “the weaponization of federal law enforcement against the American people” under Biden.
His late February subpoena to Patel’s FBI came after he accused former Director Christopher Wray of stonewalling, claiming Wray ignored multiple prior subpoenas.
Last month, Jordan pressed Patel, arguing that “it is important that you succeed in restoring public confidence and creating much-needed transparency.” The newly released files might signal a shift toward that goal.
Unpacking the Controversies
The FBI’s letter detailed its response to Jordan’s demands about Garland’s October 2021 memo, which directed the Justice Department and FBI to probe threats from parents at school board meetings.
The bureau provided “additional documents,” including “the FBI summaries of the outstanding ‘EDUOFFICIALS’-tagged Guardians not previously provided to Congress due to their then-ongoing investigative status or classification.”
One classified case, now closed, will be shared with committee staff, though the FBI confirmed no new “EDUOFFICIALS” threats have emerged since August 2022.
Jordan’s February letter questioned how swiftly the FBI acted on Garland’s directive and whether it raised civil liberties concerns.
Then there’s the Richmond saga. The FBI also delivered a “further response” on its field office’s January 2023 memo, which controversially tied “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists” (RMVEs) to “radical-traditionalist Catholic” (RTC) ideology. Jordan had blasted the bureau for dodging questions about this for two years, arguing it led to “federal law enforcement agents being inserted into places of worship.”
The memo, which leaned on sources like the Southern Poverty Law Center and articles from The Atlantic and Salon, was scrapped after the FBI’s national office admitted in February 2023 that “this particular field office product…does not meet the exacting standards of the FBI.” A 2024 DOJ Inspector General report found no malice but flagged sloppy analysis and inadequate evidence.
FACE Act and Beyond
Friday’s handover also covered “information regarding investigations related to the FACE Act.” Since May 2022, the FBI’s counterterrorism and criminal divisions have probed 55 cases—31 tied to pregnancy resource centers, 23 to dual-purpose facilities, and one to an abortion provider. Jordan’s February letter accused Biden’s FBI of enforcing the FACE Act with a “double standard,” favoring “anti-life activists” while overlooking attacks on pro-life groups, and using “aggressive law enforcement tactics” he called “thuggish.”
Former Director Wray, testifying in August 2022, had acknowledged investigations into post-Roe v. Wade threats targeting anti-abortion groups, while Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted under the Act in January.
This latest document drop builds on an earlier March release reported by Fox News, covering the school board memo, the January 6 pipe bomb probe, social media interactions, and the defunct Foreign Influence Task Force. FBI spokesman Ben Williamson told Just the News, “Kash Patel’s FBI was given a mandate to open up the books and engage in transparency efforts at levels never before seen – and our Congressional Affairs team is stepping up to the plate.”
Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s new “Weaponization Working Group,” launched in January, is digging into these same scandals—Garland’s memo, the Catholic memo, and FACE Act enforcement—aiming to root out any political taint in past DOJ and FBI actions.
