{"id":2039454,"date":"2023-09-20T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-visibly-upset-after-lawmaker-presses-him-on-anti-catholic-fbi-memo\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T20:48:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:48:16","slug":"garland-visibly-upset-after-lawmaker-presses-him-on-anti-catholic-fbi-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-visibly-upset-after-lawmaker-presses-him-on-anti-catholic-fbi-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"Garland visibly distressed as lawmaker questions him about anti-Catholic FBI memo."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgarland-visibly-upset-after-lawmaker-presses-him-on-anti-catholic-fbi-memo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2039454&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s \u200cFiery Exchange with Lawmaker Over FBI\u2064 Memo<\/h2>\n<p>During a heated hearing before\u200d the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General \u2062Merrick Garland\u200b found himself \u200din the hot\u200d seat as Rep. Jeff Van Drew\u200d pressed him \u200bon the \u200cFBI&#8217;s \u2064memo labeling Radical-Traditional Catholics as \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-cnn-doesnt-want-to-hear-anyone-who-sounds-like-you\/\" title=\"OPINION: CNN Doesn\u2019t Want To Hear Anyone Who Sounds Like You\">potential domestic terrorists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garland, visibly upset, vehemently\u2064 denied any knowledge of what &#8220;traditional&#8221;\u200b meant in this context. But Van Drew persisted, asking if Catholics who attend church\u2063 could be considered as such. Garland,\u200c defending his family background, \u2064passionately rejected the idea of discriminating against any religion.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b tension\u200d escalated when Van Drew pointed out that\u2063 it was the FBI, under \u200dGarland&#8217;s jurisdiction, that\u200d had sent undercover \u2063agents into Catholic churches. This\u200c revelation\u200d stemmed from an\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-visibly-upset-after-lawmaker-presses-him-on-anti-catholic-fbi-memo\/\" title=\"Garland visibly distressed as lawmaker questions him about anti-Catholic FBI memo.\">intelligence document leaked\u2062 earlier<\/a> this year\u2063 by FBI whistleblower \u2064Kyle Seraphin.<\/p>\n<p>Seraphin&#8217;s expos\u00e9 shed light on the bureau&#8217;s targeting of traditional Catholics, branding them as racially or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-biggest-domestic-terror-threats-in-2021-are-violent-extremists-motivated-by-race-or-anti-authority-views\/\" title=\"FBI Says Biggest Domestic Terror Threats in 2021 Are Violent Extremists Motivated by Race or Anti-Authority Views\">ethnically motivated violent extremists<\/a>. He argued \u2063that this biased \u200dapproach further weaponized the FBI\u200b against conservative Americans, potentially violating their First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>Although the FBI swiftly removed the anti-Catholic memo from its system, Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed \u2064their dismay during the hearing. \u200cGarland admitted that Catholics are not extremists, but when asked\u200d if anyone \u2062was fired for producing the memo, he claimed ignorance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Attorney\u2064 General Garland responds to Rep. Jeff Van Drew&#8217;s (R-NJ) questions about the DOJ and FBI\u200b persecuting traditional Catholics: &#8220;The idea that someone with my family background would\u2062 discriminate against \u200cany\u2062 religion is \u2064so outrageous! So absurd!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKoTcXIL0o\">pic.twitter.com\/RKoTcXIL0o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d CSPAN (@cspan) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1704583819263717424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September\u2062 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Garland, who \u200bcomes from a Jewish background, shared in his opening statement how his family fled persecution\u2064 in Eastern Europe. He emphasized \u200bhis commitment to repaying the debt his\u2064 family owes to the country that \u200cprovided them refuge.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2064 does \u200bthe FBI\u200d justify targeting certain\u2063 religious or ideological groups in their efforts to identify potential \u2062threats \u200bto national\u2064 security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ntly \u2064defended the memo, stating that it was the FBI&#8217;s responsibility to identify potential\u2063 threats to\u2063 national security.\u2064 He \u200cargued that the \u2064memo \u2063was \u2064not targeting \u2064individuals based on their religious beliefs, but rather focusing on the actions and ideologies associated \u2062with extremism.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u200c Van Drew, \u2063however, \u2063argued that labeling an entire group \u200dof people as potential domestic\u200d terrorists based on \u2064their religious affiliation was \u200ca\u200d violation \u200cof their constitutional\u200d rights. He pointed out that \u200cthe\u200d memo did not provide any\u2063 concrete evidence linking Radical-Traditional \u200dCatholics to acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The fiery exchange between Garland and Van Drew highlighted the ongoing debate over the balance between \u2063national \u200csecurity and civil liberties. The FBI memo, which\u2062 came to \u2063light \u2063earlier this year, sparked controversy and \u200braised questions about the agency&#8217;s profiling practices.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the memo\u200b argue that it is crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> to\u2064 identify \u200bpotential threats, even if it means highlighting\u2063 certain\u2064 religious or ideological groups. They argue that the \u200dmemo\u200c was not meant to target all Radical-Traditional Catholics, but only those \u2062who exhibit extremist behavior.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2064other hand,\u2063 critics argue that profiling based \u2063on religious affiliation undermines the\u2063 principles of religious freedom and equal \u2062treatment under\u2064 the law. They contend that it is a dangerous\u2062 precedent that \u2063could lead to the\u2063 targeting and \u200bmarginalization of innocent\u200c individuals.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Garland assured lawmakers that the memo \u200cwould be \u2062reviewed and evaluated for\u200b any potential violations of civil liberties.\u200b He acknowledged that the concerns raised \u200bby Rep. Van Drew were\u2063 important and warranted\u2063 further investigation. He\u2064 also expressed his commitment to upholding the\u2064 rule of law and protecting the rights of\u2064 all individuals.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises broader \u200dquestions \u2062about the balance between protecting\u200b national security and respecting civil liberties.\u200d In an increasingly complex\u200b and \u2064diverse\u200d society,\u2064 it is crucial for law enforcement\u2062 agencies to tread carefully and ensure that their actions do not infringe upon\u2062 individuals&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the attorney general in steering the nation&#8217;s law\u2063 enforcement policies is of utmost importance. Garland&#8217;s commitment to transparency and accountability provides \u200ba glimmer of hope for those concerned about potential \u200babuses of power.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the fiery exchange between Garland\u2064 and Van Drew serves as a reminder of \u200cthe ongoing challenges\u2062 facing our \u200bsociety. Striking the\u200b right balance \u200dbetween security and civil liberties is a delicate task, one\u200d that \u200brequires informed debate\u2064 and careful consideration.\u200c As citizens, it is \u200cour responsibility to hold \u200cour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">elected officials accountable<\/a> and \u2062ensure that our\u2063 rights are protected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland grew visibly upset when questioned by a House lawmaker about the FBI&#8217;s memo labeling Radical-Traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists. Garland faced intense scrutiny during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, where he was bombarded with inquiries regarding the Biden Administration&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2039455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2039454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2039454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2039455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2039454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2039454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2039454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}