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-Great Cultural Revolution

White House tries to distance itself from DOJ, NSBA memos, but says meeting was 'standard practice' [poor Jill]

2021-11-13

[FoxNews] The Biden administration attempted to distance itself on Friday from

controversy surrounding the National School Boards Association and its efforts to coordinate with the Department of Justice and the White House prior to sending a letter to President Joe Biden which compared concerned school parents to domestic terrorists.

Asked by Fox News whether anyone at the White House requested DOJ to write the memo from Attorney General Merrick Garland or work with NSBA to craft a letter to the president, a White House official said the situation "has nothing to do with curriculum."

"It is standard practice across every administration for White House officials to meet with outside stakeholders for listening sessions on a range of issues," the spokesperson said, adding that it "makes sense to ask for examples of increasingly common threats of violence if an alarm is sounded about such a trend, regardless of circumstances."

The spokesperson also claimed that the White House had no involvement in the issuance of the DOJ memo, saying the "DOJ chose to take this approach on their own."

That memo instructed the FBI to take the lead on a task force to address threats against school officials and create a centralized way to report such threats.

"We contacted DOJ after we were notified about these threats of violence because we were concerned about the pattern, and we discussed policy – not enforcement," the White House official said.

Emails provided to Fox News show that NSBA had coordinated with the White House for weeks before it sent a letter to Biden.

“Curses! Foiled again!”

Viola Garcia, the NSBA president whom the Department of Education later named to a federal board, sent a memo to NSBA members on Oct. 11 (but dated Oct. 12), providing a timeline of the NSBA's interaction with the White House ahead of the letter to Biden, which the NSBA sent on Sept. 29.

Five days later, on Oct. 4, the DOJ issued a memo directing law enforcement to investigate threats to school boards. On Oct. 22, the NSBA issued an apology for the letter.

DOJ officials tell Fox News they are standing by Garland's congressional testimony.

Posted by:Skidmark

#10 Joe and Jill went up the Hill to fetch a willing daughter
Joe bent down and sniffed her crown
Then broke his crown
And Dr Jill came tumbling after
after power bloody power I'm King now oh you bitchez

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-13 08:25

#9 What do you mean, "poor Jill". She started out as his baby-sitter and she's ended up as his baby-sitter. She should be used to it by now.

Posted by: Mercutio 2021-11-13 08:17

#8 Any bets of how long it will take for Article of Impeachment for

Remember when President Trump faced a Democrat-controlled House and Senate, and they kept sending articles of impeachment through? Even with a bunch of Never Trump Republicans in the Senate, they couldn’t achieve their goal.

While it only takes a simple majority of the House to vote to impeach, it takes a 2/3rds majority of the Senate to actually convict after the show trial. And while that emotionally satisfying battle is going on, the Senate cannot address any other business, like voting to roll back the nonsense the Democrats passed in 2021 and 2022.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-13 07:42

#7 Standard practice indeed ... standard for these fu-kwits

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-13 07:41

#6 White House tries to distance itself from DOJ, NSBA memos, but says meeting was 'standard practice'

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-13 07:37

#5 Arizona parents rip spying school administrator: 'We the parents are the people'

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-13 07:36

#4 Yes, but who will get a message to Garcia?

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-13 07:13

#3 Viola Garcia needs to be fired before she starts

Posted by: Frank G 2021-11-13 07:11

#2 ..nah, in your dreams. The GOPe are part of the club. Professional courtesy. It won't happen till it all falls down.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-13 07:11

#1

OK
IF the 2022 Elections are held and not falsified again and the GOP has control of the House and Senate.

Any bets of how long it will take for Article of Impeachment for Biden, Harris. Criminal Indictments for Pelosi, and a handful of others, a new DOJ AG appointment, Roto-Rooter job of the tainted FBI/Intel agencies, A special counsel and Special Investigator to be appointed to look into the Biden Junta and those that actively played politics over Constitutional Law?

Posted by: NN2N1 2021-11-13 06:36

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