Jim Jordan Exposes Merrick Garland’s Flimsy ‘Evidence’ That Parents Are ‘Threatening’ School Boards

Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this morning dedicated to oversight of the Justice Department.

The testimony comes at a time when the agency is in the middle of several high-profile cases and controversies including his recent memo to Justice Department employees about intervening in incidents of violence or intimidation targeting state and local school board officials

U.S. House Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) tweeted a clip of himself grilling Garland over the memo as he asked what “evidence” he had to support a claim that was made in the first sentence.

In the memo, Garland wrote, “Citing an increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools, today Attorney General Merrick B. Garland directed the FBI and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to meet in the next 30 days with federal, state, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement leaders to discuss strategies for addressing this disturbing trend.”

Jordan asked, “When did you review the data regarding this so-called uptick?”

“So I read the letter and we have been seeing over time threats…” Garland responded before Jordan interrupted him and exclaimed, “Woah, woah, woah.”

Jordan questioned, “So you read the letter, that’s your source?” Garland replied, “Let me be clear, this is not a prosecution or an investigation.”

Again, Jordan interrupted as Garland refused to directly answer his clarifying question and he wonder incredulously, “Is there some study, some effort, some investigation someone did that said there’s been a disturbing uptick or you just take the word of the national school board association?”

“Well the national school board, which represents thousands of school boards and school board members. When we read in the newspapers reports of threats of violence, when that is in the the context of threats of violence…” Garland explained.

Jordan dismissed the claims by again repeating that “The source for this memo was the school board letter.”

Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) then shut down Jordan by announcing that his time had expired.

Attorney General Garland’s only “evidence” that parents are “threatening” school board members?

The radically liberal National School Board Association told him so.

Seriously?!

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— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) October 21, 2021