{"id":2223045,"date":"2024-04-17T09:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-tells-republican-lawmakers-he-will-look-into-requests-for-data-on-weaponized-law\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:11:48","slug":"garland-tells-republican-lawmakers-he-will-look-into-requests-for-data-on-weaponized-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-tells-republican-lawmakers-he-will-look-into-requests-for-data-on-weaponized-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Garland promises GOP lawmakers to investigate requests for data on &#8216;weaponized&#8217; law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-tells-republican-lawmakers-he-will-look-into-requests-for-data-on-weaponized-law%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=2223045&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--><p>Attorney General \u200cMerrick Garland has agreed to investigate GOP concerns regarding the Biden administration&#8217;s implementation of the FACE Act. During a congressional hearing, he responded to Rep. Andrew Clyde&#8217;s queries about providing data on FACE Act prosecutions by the DOJ. Republican lawmakers have criticized the act, claiming\u2064 it has\u2063 been twisted \u200cagainst pro-life advocates. Garland expressed willingness to address\u200c the issue raised by Rep. Clyde.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/merrick-garland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merrick Garland<\/a> agreed to \u201clook into\u201d questions from Republican lawmakers about the Biden administration\u2019s application of the FACE Act during a congressional appropriations hearing on Tuesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Garland told Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) during a budget request hearing for the Justice Department that he would hand over data on the DOJ\u2019s prosecution FACE Act charges if that information existed. Republican lawmakers have argued that the FACE Act, a Clinton-era law that criminalizes the use of force or threats of force that prevent someone from accessing an abortion facility, has been weaponized against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life activists<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy colleague, Congressman Chip Roy, has twice requested a copy of the Freedom of Access to Entrance of Clinics Act prosecution data,\u201d Clyde said. \u201cHe first asked for it in October 2022 and then again two months ago on February 16. He has yet to receive this data. My question to you is when will this data be provided by the Department of Justice?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Garland replied that he would be \u201cvery happy to look into this,\u201d but added that he was unfamiliar with the specific request. He said the DOJ would provide the data if it \u201cexists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The DOJ has repeatedly stonewalled my friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepChipRoy<\/a>\u2019s requests for FACE Act data.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s DOJ is desperate to hide the truth about its weaponization of this law against pro-life Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I pressed AG Garland to commit to finally providing this information. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ETM5Kamyjy\">pic.twitter.com\/ETM5Kamyjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rep_Clyde\/status\/1780303690697498844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republicans-call-for-repeal-of-weaponized-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began a renewed push<\/a> for access for FACE Act data after six pro-lifer activists were convicted in February over a peaceful demonstration at an abortion facility in Tennessee in March 2021. Upon sentencing in July, they could face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and up to 10.5 years in prison after the Biden administration accused them of conspiring against rights secured by the FACE Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the hearing, Clyde said that Biden\u2019s Justice Department had purposely been hiding the data. \u201cThe DOJ has repeatedly stonewalled my friend<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\"> @RepChipRoy<\/a>\u2019s requests for FACE Act data,\u201d Clyde posted to X. \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s DOJ is desperate to hide the truth about its weaponization of this law against pro-life Americans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roy, alongside Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), have repeatedly pushed for the FACE Act to be repealed. Lee has noted that the FACE Act, which\u00a0supposed to be used to protect churches and pregnancy centers as well, appears to only be used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-has-indicted-22-pro-life-protesters-and-zero-pregnancy-center-firebombers\/\" title=\"The FBI Has Indicted 22 Pro-Life Protesters and Zero Pregnancy Center Firebombers\">target pro-life activists<\/a> and not pro-abortion activists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBoth AG Garland and Assistant AG Clarke have now agreed to release FACE Act data,\u201d Roy\u2019s press office said Tuesday. \u201cWill the DOJ finally stop stonewalling this information? Or are they afraid it will expose just how much the FACE Act has been weaponized against Americans?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this month, four more pro-lifers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/four-pro-lifers-face-prison-time-after-being-convicted-in-federal-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were convicted<\/a> in Tennessee over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/office-of-republican-tennessee-governor-bill-lee-refuses-to-condemn-fbi-raid-prosecution-of-11-peaceful-pro-lifers\/\" title=\"Office Of Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Refuses To Condemn FBI Raid, Prosecution of 11 Peaceful Pro-Lifers\">peaceful pro-life protest<\/a>. They face up to six months in prison and thousands of dollars in fines upon sentencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a congressional hearing, Attorney General Merrick Garland agreed to review GOP inquiries on the FACE Act. Responding to Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Garland committed to sharing data about the DOJ&#8217;s enforcement of the act in a budget request session for the Justice Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2223046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147853956-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147853956-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223045","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\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}