By Kelly John Walker | FreedomTalk Magazine, September, 2025
Is Justice only for the well-connected?
On August 14, during a press briefing about Adam Schiff’s alleged leak of classified information, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quoted Kash Patel, pledging, “With our partners at DOJ and Congress, we’ll have the chance to uncover how political power may have been weaponized and to restore accountability.”
Such pledges—from Patel, Pam Bondi, and others—sound promising. But will that justice reach ordinary Americans, or remain the privilege of the well-connected? The weaponization of government under the Biden administration is no longer in question; the evidence is overwhelming. Yet the imbalance is glaring: high-profile figures get swift defense, while middle-class patriots—targeted for exercising their rights—are left to endure the life-shattering fallout of government persecution.
If conservatives call out the privilege of the Left’s elites, we must ensure we aren’t building a new class of our own.
When Bondi pledged to “back up Elon Musk every way we can,” the defense was immediate. Musk didn’t have to endure the years-long wait for justice that countless parents and citizens—smeared, investigated, or prosecuted for speaking at school board meetings or attending protests—still face.
Justice shouldn’t be for “members only.” The same transparency and accountability must apply to an ordinary mom or dad as to a billionaire. This is not about diminishing accountability for the powerful, it’s about honoring the Republic’s pledge of “liberty and justice for all.”
Every citizen deserves equal access to truth and justice. That is why I co-founded Parents Demanding Justice Alliance (PDJA). We refuse to accept a tiered system of justice.
When leaders promise to “uncover how political power may have been weaponized,” that pledge must reach beyond elite circles—to the parent ruined by a false defamation claim, the small-business owner shut down for opposing government narratives, and the whistleblower who lost everything for speaking up.
For most middle-class victims of weaponization and lawfare, justice is out of reach. Crushing legal costs, short statutes of limitations, and loopholes shielding officials block their path. Meanwhile, the government wields unlimited taxpayer-funded resources and elite lawyers to grind down any citizen who dares to fight back.
That’s why PDJA is urging President Trump to sign our proposed Executive Order—restoring victims of Biden-era targeting and holding perpetrators accountable. Without it, abuses will go unanswered, paving the way for even greater political retribution.
Earlier this month, Bondi appointed Weaponization Working Group head Ed Martin as special attorney to investigate Schiff and Letitia James. PDJA met with Martin in June on behalf of parents nationwide. On July 15, at a Capitol Hill press conference with Congressman Andy Ogles and Congressman Andy Biggs, advocates and targeted parents delivered our Dossier of Targeted Parents. Yet, no action has been taken. Their cries go unanswered, even as leftist activists double down with fresh waves of targeting.
Our Republic was “conceived in Liberty…” meant to be a government of the people, not a system reserving justice for the powerful. If justice looks past the people to serve the elite, freedom becomes a gated privilege, and a Republic becomes an oligarchy of the elite.
America is better than that, and it’s time we proved it.
