Biden counter terrorism memo targeted conservatives
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, recently declassified a memo from the Biden years. Gabbard described the memo as an “abuse of power” as it targeted people simply for their ideological stance without the normal requirements for investigating someone. Under the auspices of countering terrorism, the memo focused on individuals deemed to have engaged in “concerning non criminal behavior”. Gun enthusiasm was one of these “concerning behaviors”. The other two listed in the article were parents protesting school board policies and conservative Catholics.
From Just the News:
“Disguised as an attempt to curb ‘domestic terrorism,’ Biden’s plan actually functioned as a partisan playbook on how the Biden Administration would weaponize government and intelligence against everyday Americans whose ‘offense’ was supporting President Trump, or daring to disagree with or oppose their policies,” the Trump administration’s top intelligence official said.
“To ensure transparency and accountability, I declassified and released the document, so Americans could see the truth about the Biden Administration’s weaponization and politicization of our government against Americans. This abuse of power that violates our God-given freedoms and civil liberties must end,” Gabbard added.
Officials confirmed the Trump administration has abandoned the tactics enumerated in the 2021 memo crafted by the Biden National Security Council,
“The last administration appeared more focused on investigating Americans for their opinions than addressing actual criminal activity,” the FBI said in a statement from a spokesman. “Under new leadership, the Bureau is actively reviewing and revising its guidance to ensure our efforts are focused where they belong: on making America safe.”
The directives provided to the Justice Department and FBI under President Joe Biden by the National Security Council said the agencies should “drive…executive and legislative action” to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, rein in “ghost guns,” monitor active-duty service members for possible terrorism recruitment and “mitigate xenophobia and bias.”
The Biden policy also included a plan to counter “xenophobic disinformation” as a basis for investigation by creating the “Disinformation Governance Board” program under DHS that was discontinued in 2022, after being widely criticized as an ersatz “Ministry of Truth” established in the name of national security. Nina Jankowicz, selected to head the board, was widely mocked before the board was disbanded.
Additional Reading:
Solomon, J. (2025, May 12). DNI Tulsi Gabbard says Biden-era domestic terrorism policy ‘must end,’ calls it an abuse of power. Just the News. Link.
