Biden DOJ Throttled Arrests Of Violent Abortion Mob Surrounding Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Recently, training slides uncovered by Senator Katie Britt from a Department of Justice whistleblower were obtained, which indicate that the agency entrusted with protecting Republican-nominated Supreme Court justices leading up to the Dobbs v. Jackson judgment explicitly cautioned against apprehending members of the pro-abortion mob, even when they committed federal violations.

The law prohibits anyone with an “intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer” from “picketing or parades” in or near the court or justices’ homes under 18 U.S.C. §1507. People who breach this law might face fines or imprisonment for up to one year.

Just weeks ago, Garland reiterated to the Senate that it is “a federal crime to protest outside of a judge’s home with the intent of influencing that judge as to a pending case.”

During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Britt highlighted to Garland that “It is clear when you look at these slides, the Marshals were not given those directives.”

Last summer, hundreds of activists, encouraged by the Biden White House, went to justices’ homes and threatened them since they signalled their intention to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked copy of their decision. Despite the fact that only Nicholas Roske was caught outside of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home with plans to assassinate him, the DOJ declined to detain or prosecute any of the activists who routinely harassed the justices.

Garland defended this stance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 1 by accusing the DOJ’s enforcement arm of failing to apprehend anyone he could prosecute, stating that “U.S. Marshals have the authority to arrest anyone under that statute or any other federal statute. The attorney general does not make the decision to arrest. The Marshals on the scene — they do make the decision of whether to arrest.”

However, official directives revealed by Britt on Tuesday show that before enforcing the law, Marshals were expected to coordinate with DOJ U.S. Attorney’s Offices because it would be “counter-productive” to detain people the DOJ had no plans to “charge and prosecute.” Instead, Marshals were instructed specifically not to detain the pro-abortion protesters since “making arrests and initiating prosecutions is not the goal of USMS presence at SCOTUS residences.”

According to a law enforcement agency briefing slides, “protest is not synonymous with unlawful activity,” and Marshals should “avoid​, unless absolutely necessary,​ any criminal enforcement.” The briefing also cautioned, “Do not engage in protest-related enforcement activities beyond that which are strictly and immediately necessary and tailored to ensure the physical safety of the Justices and their families.”

Britt inquired of Garland, “Were you, at any point before your testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee, aware of these training materials or the fact that the Marshals had been heavily discouraged from making arrests?” Garland replied, “This is the first time I have seen the slide deck,” before refusing to amend his previous contradictory statement.

Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.