FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“Sheer Abuse of Power”: The Growing Call for Investigation into Federal Weaponization of Law Enforcement Against Concerned Parents
[Washington, D.C.]—April 24, 2025
Several members of Congress are preparing to formally demand an investigation into the DOJ’s unlawful targeting of concerned parents—parents who simply spoke up to protect their children.
A letter is being drafted to FBI Director Kash Patel exposing how law-abiding Americans were falsely branded as “domestic terrorists,” surveilled, arrested, and prosecuted—all because they dared to question school boards.
The objective of this effort is to restore integrity and protect civil liberties with a thorough investigation into the misuse of federal law enforcement and counterterrorism resources against parents who voiced concerns at school board meetings and schools from January 1, 2020, to the present. Representatives Jim Jordan (OH), Eli Crane (AZ), Paul Gosar (AZ), Andy Biggs (AZ), and Andy Ogles (TN) have met and communicated with a parenting rights coalition led by Kelly John Walker of FreedomTalk, and including Seak Smith of Mom Army and Dad Army, children’s advocate and author Sam Sorbo, and others.
The letter complains that numerous parents—law-abiding citizens exercising their First Amendment rights—were wrongfully targeted, surveilled, investigated, and even prosecuted under the fraudulent premise of being “domestic terrorists.”
The letter asserts that this coordinated purposeful targeting and mistreatment of concerned parents as “domestic terrorists” must be addressed by the FBI and Attorney General on a high-priority level.
Of particular concern is the memo issued under Attorney General Merrick Garland, which played a central role in the wrongful targeting of these parents. The Department of Justice’s actions led to chilling consequences: peaceful individuals were arrested, fined, or jailed, inflicting emotional, financial, and legal burdens on families across the country.
The letter also calls for an Executive Order to expunge politically motivated convictions and to provide restitution to those unjustly affected, explaining that these actions by federal and local authorities have resulted in significant personal and financial hardship for American families, often without substantiated cause or threats.
This disturbing trend revealed a systemic weaponization of federal agencies against individuals expressing legitimate concerns about the education and well-being of their children. Walker says that these actions reveal the sheer abuse of federal power and authority and set an alarming precedent that threatens civil liberties.
Kelly John Walker of FreedomTalk.com initiated a conversation with several members of Congress with an email dated June 27, 2023. “American families including my own have suffered unlawful arrest—both of parents and even minor children—for exercising their First Amendment rights, and for demanding answers to questions deeply affecting their children’s education, religious freedom, as well as mental and physical health,” wrote Walker.
“Those who authorized or carried out these actions—including public school administrators who participated in this conscience-shocking abuse—must be held responsible, and appropriate restitution must be made.”
“It is past time for the American government to reaffirm its commitment to uphold civil liberties,” says Walker, “and ensure that federal power is never again weaponized against the people it serves. This administration has a duty to restore the Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness these parents enjoyed before their own government waged war upon them.”
Walker and the coalition he leads asks readers to contact their representatives and urge them to sign on to the letter in a show of support.
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About: Kelly John Walker is an American statesman, senior writer, author, creative director, former advertising executive, and entrepreneur. He is Founder of FreedomTalk, and Editor-in-Chief for FreedomTalk Magazine, and a consultant to a number of organizations, currently including The Epoch Times and The Howard Company (TN). Kelly’s work has been published in The Washington Times, Gateway Pundit, The Epoch Times, Andrew Magazine, Newsmax, Townhall, Law Enforcement Today, and more. He’s often asked to appear on conservative news shows and podcasts. Kelly joined the fight for freedom as an independent journalist in 2020, after making a bold stand against tyranny that saw him canceled, deplatformed, and arrested twice for speaking out.
