{"id":286845,"date":"2023-03-07T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=286845"},"modified":"2023-03-07T14:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:54:52","slug":"lawmakers-grill-fbi-spying-pro-life-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/lawmakers-grill-fbi-spying-pro-life-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers grill DOJ: ‘Is the FBI spying on pro-life Americans?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since the fall of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, violence against pregnancy centers and houses of worship has been on the rise. Rather than prosecuting these acts of violence and reproductive vengeance<\/a>, the U.S. Department of Justice is facing questions about FBI investigations that have\u00a0targeted pro-life Americans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On March 2, 2023, two Republican U.S. lawmakers from Texas \u2014\u00a0Rep. Chip Roy and Senator Ted Cruz \u2014\u00a0wrote a<\/span> letter<\/span><\/a> to AG Merrick Garland demanding to know why the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent an informant into a pro-life meeting<\/a>, and asked if the agency views\u00a0pro-life Americans<\/a> as domestic terrorists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAllegations that the FBI is spying on pro-life gatherings in tandem with the rise in high-profile FBI investigations into pro-life Americans raise well-founded concerns for millions of Americans,” the letter says.\u00a0<\/span>“The American people deserve the truth \u2013 are their tax dollars and federal law enforcement agencies being used to spy on pro-life Americans?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions from the lawmakers include:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Does the FBI regularly send undercover FBI informants to pro-life meetings?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Explain the Bureau’s resources to spy on pro-life meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Does the FBI view pro-life Americans as domestic terrorists?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The deadline to answer these questions is March 8, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Rather than prosecuting the firebombing of churches and violence against pregnancy resource centers, the Department of Justice is weaponizing the FBI to spy on pro-life Americans like @PAAUNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Senator @tedcruz<\/a> and Rep @chiproytxre are holding the FBI accountable. pic.twitter.com\/UFipuHquWJ<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n