Three House Republicans have penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding that he “immediately retract” an Oct. 4 memorandum that instructed the justice-department” target=”_blank”>Department of Justice< for the letter it sent to the Biden administration. “On behalf of NSBA, we regret and apologize for the letter,” the NSBA said, noting that “there was no justification for some of the language included in the letter.”
“If the NSBA can no longer stand by its letter, how can the Department of Justice proceed with its actions spurred by that same letter?” the members asked.
UNITED STATES – MARCH 25: Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., speaks at a news conference. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The Republicans also said that “asking questions about the kinds of books your school district has on their library shelves” and “inquiring about politically-charged rhetoric potentially being injected into classrooms” are not examples of “domestic terrorism.”
“In disavowing their letter, the NSBA has abandoned this train of thought, the Department of Justice should as well,” the members concluded.
