any memorandum is about parents expressing disagreements with their school boards. the memorandum makes clear that parents are entitled and protected by the first amendment to have vigorous debates. we don t the justice department is not interested in that question at all. okay. so even in that case, what is the national security division, judge? these are the people that are supposed to be chasing jihadists and chinese spies. what does that have to do with parents at school boards? this is not about parents at school boards. it s about threats of violence. let me turn to that because you ve said that phrase repeatedly throughout the morning. threats violence and threats of violence. we ve heard it a dozen times this morning. as senator lee pointed out, the very first line in your october 4 memorandum refers to harassment and intimidation. why do you continue to tell this committee that you re talking about threats and threats of
getting raped at school. he s also had an opportunity to rethink the memo and the letter that he wrote out of that sba memo. how is he doing? the spin is weak because there aren t good substantive defenses for any of this. i think it s just watching this and seeing him spin and dissemble, the word that senator cotton used a number of times. it sounds unfathomable to me that the attorney general would use his power at the justice department and bring in the fastball to intervene on this matter if not for that latter from the school board association which according to documents from the washington freebie con and others, there was collaboration between that group and others. this is an interest from the
of unsafe practices and negligence on other sets? we know you will for this sit. but there s reports of negligence on other sets. how much will you take that into account? that s up to the district attorney to determine how much that will weigh. we will follow up on those statements made, that there were other incidents. we want to speak to anybody that has any information in reference to safety on other sets or whether there were other issues and we could encourage to call the sheriff with any information that they may have so we can get a good idea what the totality of the circumstances are on this set and what is happening in the industry. [question inaudible] that is something that will play into our legal analysis when we get the completed investigation from the sheriff s department. could play to whether charges
political left and the justice department got their gears mushing for that reason. that is an inescapable reason here. you made this point well, harris. everyone here, every person on the virtual couch is opposed to violence or threats of violence. there s no place for that in our society. we all agree that that s not rocket science here. that is a point of broad agreement and consensus. why some scatter shot examples of people going too far, throwing a threat and it has been condemned, when that happens, there are state officials and local officials that deal with it, the federalizing of that so-called problem or epidemic or whatever, there s no actual underlying justification that i have seen for that beyond the politics of it and the coordination that i mentioned a moment ago. that ultimately is the crux of the problem here and garland doesn t have a good answer for
about federal prosecution investigation and lists in detail the federal statutes. you talked a lot about intimidation and harassment. have you issued a memorandum like your october 4 medium random about black lives matters riots? in the summer of 2020 a lot of crimes committed. they were under the previous administration. what about this? it s no doubt even though parents at school boards aren t within federal jurisdiction, there s no doubt that federal officials are. you keep saying senators. have you stated an investigation into the harassment of kyrsten sinema in a bathroom because she won t go along with the democratic party s big tax and spend agenda? that is a sitting united states senator being harassed in a bathroom. i don t know if the senator has referred the matter to the justice department or not.