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Hey, ladies and gentlemen, this is Carmine Sabia 4, Explain America, and Republican Representative Chip Roy just tore a strip off Americk Garland, and it was beautiful
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Now, this all came during a House hearing where Garland had to explain the Trump case
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He had to explain the Hunter Biden case. but he also had to explain what some people believe was the targeting of Catholics
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and was the targeting of school parents that objected to certain things being taught in their children's schools
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Now there was a letter that circulated that talked about these parents in almost ways like they were domestic terrorists
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And Texas Representative Chip Roy was not having it, and he demanded to know what Garland has done about it and if he apologized
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Let's take a look. Thank the attorney general for being here before us today. On October 21st, 2021 before this committee, I ask you about Mr. Scott Smith, a father in Loudoun County, Virginia, who was arrested at a school board meeting where he questioned the rape of his daughter in a bathroom in the public school there
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You said at the time you were unfamiliar with the case. Are you now? Yes or no
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I'm only familiar to the extent I've read about it in the press. You sent a memo on October 4, 2021 directing the FBI and U.S. attorney offices to address, quote, harassment and quote of school boards
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Yes or no? sent a memo to address violence and threats of violence in connection with school personnel
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Directed at school boards. Not directed at school boards. Directed at school personnel, school administrators
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Throughout the country is a priority for the federal government for the United States Attorney's Office. That followed a letter on September 29th 2021 from the National School Board Association to President Biden and emails from the National School Board Association director Chip Slavin to the White House in which the White House asked for specific threats And one of the examples was Scott Smith
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Subsequent to our hearing two years ago, 26 states left the National School Board Association
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and Slavin resigned on November 23rd of 2021. Last week, Mr. Smith was pardoned by Governor Yonkin
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Do you think the governor was correct? Yes or no? Pardon authority belongs to the governor
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You don't have an opinion on whether the governor was correct. I don't know the facts of the case, so I'm not in a position to make that
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Have you rescinded the memo that you issued in 2021? Yes or no
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What we're discussing... Have you rescinded the memo, yes or no? What we're discussing here occurs
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Does the memo still exist? Is it still going? Yes or no? Has it been rescinded
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The memo was intended to have meetings within 30 days. Has it been rescinded
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The 30 days have finished. Nothing has happened in more than a year and a half
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with respect to that memo. It has not been rescind. It has not been pulled back. There's nothing to rescind
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Despite evidence that has come out from the National School Board Association, commissioned report that White House officials discussed this with DOJ more than a week
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before the letter was sent. The NSBA apologized. Have you apologized? Yes or no
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I've testified seven times since that original memo came out. It's the first time you're back here since we talked about it. I'm sorry
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It's the first time you're back here in front of us. Have you apologized for putting that memo out
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that implicated Scott Smith as a domestic terrorist, something the governor of Virginia has now
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pardoned him from all of these accusations. The memo said nothing about him, nothing about parents being terrorists, nothing about attending
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school boards. The answer is it's not been rescinded and you haven't apologized for it. The answer is that's not a..
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Labeling an American citizen a domestic terrorist at a memo and referring to it and a memo that built on the back of that But now we had this compliments being driven to the Civil Rights Division Let talk about Mark Halk in Pennsylvania a father who was arrested with heavily armed
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federal and local law enforcement in front of his wife and children. This after Mark Halk's lawyers had said he would appear voluntarily
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Local authorities investigated found no case. Mark Halk was arrested by the FBI for face act violations
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The jury met for an hour. Halk was acquitted. Now, when I was in federal court, I don't remember that being my result very often
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In fact, I don't remember happening at all, where we went it, took it to a jury, and it was acquitted after an hour
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Did you investigate this or in question the United States attorney why they wasted resources for such an obvious result
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And can you explain yes or no that that was a good use of the Department of Justice's authority
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Justice Department respects the jury's verdict. The decision in that case were made by agents and prosecutors on the ground
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that enforcement of the FACE Act has been biased towards pro-lifers over anti-life protesters
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126 to 4 by our count. And we're asking information to be able to track down the information of such
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prosecutions, but 126 times against pro-lifers versus four times for people who dare to question
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the issue of life. I'll just, I'll leave that out there just to say, that is the Civil Rights
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Division at play. Meanwhile, we've got, you know, the very liberal progressive
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groups being targeted as well. Senator Cruz and I sent a letter to you asking for information
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about how the FBI informant had gone to a liberal group's pro-life meeting, and yet we didn't
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get any response from you. So I'd ask if you'd respond to our letter that we sent back in March
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asking about FBI infiltrating such a meeting. I don't know what you're referring to, but I will
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ask the Office of Legislative Affairs to look into this letter Thank you Finally our tax cases require approval by Maine Justice no matter what district has venue Yes or no
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Do tax cases as a general matter require approval by Maine Justice, no matter what district has venue, yes or no
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It depends on the circumstances in the example that I know you're referring to
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Generally speaking, yes. Not. Main Justice runs tax division, yes or no
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Main Justice runs the tax division. In the Hunter Biden case, I assured Mr. Weiss
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That's not what I'm asking about. I didn't ask you. I haven't mentioned that guy's name. I didn't
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I very simply asked a very simple question. Do tax cases require approval by Maine justice
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As a general matter. Most of the time, but not when the attorney general has granted authority to a U.S
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attorney to do what he thinks is best. And in a turp battle, a tax division of proof the changes
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Mr. Chairman, point of order. I mean, I recall my colleagues having a minute and a half of additional time
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Of course Garland won't answer the question because he hasn't apologized. What happened here is shameful and they should be ashamed to themselves
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Treating regular American citizens who are concerned about their children as domestic terrorists is absolutely abhorrent
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It is abhorrent and they should be ashamed to themselves. The whole Justice Department from Garland on down, they made a mockery of the justice
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system in this country and they continue to do so. An apology is owed and in my opinion a lawsuit should be filed
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Let me know what you guys think in the comments. Also please remember to like, share, and subscribe because that really helps us out
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I'm Carmine Sabia. This is Explain America. We love you guys. God bless you
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Take care, everybody
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