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5 min readThe Biden DOJ's Campaign Against Pro-Life Activists
The Biden administration's Department of Justice didn't just prosecute pro-life activists—it actively partnered with radical abortion groups to track, surveil, and build dossiers on peaceful protesters before they had committed any crime. According to Daily Wire reporting based on a DOJ report examining more than 700,000 records, the weaponization can be traced to Merrick Garland's resurrection of the National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers in June 2022, right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
How the Coordination Worked
The task force operated out of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Sanjay Patel, who was reportedly fired on Monday. Patel was on texting terms with the National Abortion Federation Security Team and regularly communicated with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Feminist Majority Foundation. He told one FBI agent that Michelle Davidson, security director for the National Abortion Federation, was "a wonderful contact as it relates to FACE investigations" and "an MVP bringing incidents to the attention of the DOJ."
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- 1 (01:42) **Biden DOJ Targeted Pro-Life Activists** - Daily Wire reporting reveals the Biden administration partnered with abortion groups to track and prosecute peaceful pro-life protesters.
- 2 (08:46) **The “Deep State” and Ongoing Purge at DOJ** - Sanjay Patel, a key figure in the targeting, remained at the DOJ until Monday, highlighting the challenge of removing entrenched Biden appointees.
- 3 (11:10) **The Real Stakes: Religious Freedom vs. Democratic Radicalism** - The prosecution of pro-lifers is a preview of what Democrats would do if they controlled the Supreme Court.
- 4 (14:12) **Trump’s “Jesus” Meme and Media Wedge Drive** - JD Vance defends the president’s joke, while the media tries to drive a wedge between Trump and his Christian base.
- 5 (19:08) **Trump vs. Pope Leo: The War of Words** - Pope Leo criticized American “aggression,” and Trump struck back with a personal attack on his politics, which Shapiro argues was rhetorically wrong.
- 6 (23:45) **The Pope’s Selective Outrage: Algeria and Iran** - Shapiro contrasts the Pope’s criticism of the U.S. with his silence on Islamic dictatorships that persecute Christians.
- 7 (28:27) **Left-Wing Hypocrites Hiding Behind the Pope** - Shapiro calls out secular liberals and Islamists who suddenly “love the Pope” only when he criticizes Trump, while ignoring his teachings on abortion and sexuality.
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The Daily Wire breaks major news about the Biden administration DOJ targeting pro-lifers; President Trump is in a war of words with Pope Leo; and we explore the foreign influencers using the Grievance Party.
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