Biden DOJ’s War on Parents—We Need the Trump Administration!

by Kelly John Walker, PDJA Co-Founder

In 2021, Washington declared war on America’s school parents. Washington has yet to set this right.

I’ve always dreamed of being a dad, providing a legacy for my children so that they can get a good start in life. Blessed with five beautiful children, my wife and I worked hard to buy our first house together in 2018 and start a small coffee shop with our savings. We were on our way to a stable—and what we hoped would be quiet—life, enjoying our children and someday, watching our grandchildren grow. In other words, we fostered the American Dream of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

That dream was cut short in 2021 when our own government under the Biden regime waged war on us, criminalizing me for speaking out on behalf of our nation’s children.

Now, all of it is gone.

Because Merrick Garland and Joe Biden orchestrated the false narrative that concerned parents were, “domestic terrorists” my family has suffered serious retaliation. We are political refugees—forced to start over after the federal government brought its full weight against us, leaving our family shattered financially, socially, and reputationally.

I chose not to be intimidated, though it cost me everything I had carefully built for decades not to bend the knee to tyranny. Instead, I made the decision to speak out for parents like me across the nation—co-founding Parents Demanding Justice Alliance (PDJA) with Sam Sorbo. I was shocked by the severity and widespread nature of the devastation foisted upon parents nationwide. It seems my story, while among the most egregious, was not uncommon.

This unprecedented injustice was initiated at the federal level.

Sam and I have been working tirelessly, along with a national alliance including Seak Smith, Founder of Mom Army and Dad Army; journalist Alex Newman, Liza Rickard, and many more to finally get justice for parents whose government waged war on them simply because they loved their children.

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s February 5, 2025 memorandum, aptly named, “Restoring the Integrity and Credibility of the Department of Justice” created the Weaponization Working Group to investigate politically motivated abuses, including the targeting of parents—and appointed Ed Martin to lead it. Ed received Sam and me with open arms, but he was noticeably absent from a key event: Representatives from Moms for Liberty, Moms for America, Truth in Education, Texas State Department of Education, and a number of parents joined Congressman Andy Ogles at a July 15 Capitol Hill “Vindicating Parents” press conference.

We are concerned that Ed may be seriously understaffed and too overwhelmed to accomplish what the memo says in its first sentence: “The Department of Justice must take immediate and overdue steps to restore integrity and credibility with the public that we are charged with protecting, and to ensure that the Department’s personnel are ready and willing to faithfully implement the policy agenda of the duly elected President of the United States.”

Yes, those steps are overdue—and DOJ’s credibility is nonexistent—but they have not been immedate by any means.

The issue has been kicked down to the Department of Education (DOE) where it was recently suggested that restitution should come at the state level. However, that approach is wholly inadequate here, because this unprecedented injustice was initiated at the federal level. There can be no passing the buck here. The responsibility for redressing this serious grievance lies at the gates of the White House.

The persecution began with Merrick Garland’s October 4, 2021 memo, which branded parents “domestic terrorists,” mobilized the FBI, and—as America First Legal revealed—was coordinated with the Biden White House. States and districts eagerly cooperated with this unconstitutional overreach; they cannot now be trusted to fix the harm they helped create.

Internal DOJ records now confirm that career attorneys explicitly warned the Biden Administration there was no constitutional or legal basis to target parents. One Civil Rights Division lawyer cautioned that “no federal authority existed that supported targeting parents exercising their First Amendment rights,” adding, “it seems that we are ramping up an awful lot of federal manpower for what is currently a non-federal conduct.” Another long-serving DOJ official flatly stated that the right of parents to dissent was protected activity under the First Amendment. Yet, Merrick Garland’s DOJ ignored these warnings, coordinated with the Biden White House, and pressed forward anyway—looking for a “federal hook” to justify its campaign against parents.

Only federal action can correct a federal abuse.

In their October 26, 2021 letter, 14 state attorneys general explicitly faulted the DOJ and the Biden White House for escalating parental dissent into a matter of federal law enforcement, relying on the NSBA’s baseless, now-retracted letter. That conclusion was later reinforced by Attorney General Bondi’s February 5, 2025 memorandum, which admitted that the DOJ’s misuse of prosecutorial discretion—including branding constitutionally protected speech as ‘extremism’—was a federal abuse requiring federal remedy. The Department itself created a Weaponization Working Group to address these violations, and PDJA contributed directly with our dossier of targeted parents.

Justice delayed cost a father his life.

The toll of this abuse of federal power is devastating. Parents have lost businesses, homes, careers, and even lives. I myself lost my business and home, was unjustly sentenced to jail, and still carry an arrest record that hinders employment and housing.

Justice delayed cost a father his life. School father, Justin Kucher of Texas, recently took his life after his school board falsely charged him with felonies. Had this EO been in effect, we believe this husband and father would be alive today. Parents across the nation contact PDJA daily, urgently requesting help.

Chad Williams epitomizes this crisis. For exposing unlawful sexually explicit surveys in Pennsylvania schools, he has endured ongoing retaliation. After speaking at our July 15 Capitol Hill press conference, he returned home to face fresh retribution, while his detailed federal complaints have been ignored for over a year—even as DOE issued a press release praising itself for investigating similar surveys in Burlington. Mr. Williams asked, “Can you please help me understand how it is that the surveys in the Burlington Public Schools warrant such swift action by DOE…yet my case has been languishing for more than a year and we can’t get a single person in DOE or OCR to communicate with me? 

The Department of Education must acknowledge the federal nature of this crisis and the Office for Civil Rights must act decisively.

Selective enforcement is a breach of trust, and we have asked Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, to watch Mr. Williams’ case closely as a bellwether of whether DOE intends to uphold its duty to parents.

Other recent cases show the breadth and continuation of abuse:

• Jeremy Klepper (FL): was dragged out of a board meeting by police last month for exercising free speech.
• Dr. Crystal Marull (FL): recently had her son labeled a “Naziphile,” her career attacked, her family harassed after she exposed explicit books.
• Dan Grossenbach (AZ): was recently fired for free speech at a school board meeting, now suing under Title VII.
• Arizona Whistleblower: a female teacher reported a male teacher who was using mirrors to look up girls’ skirts. The district protected the predator, exposed her identity, and enabled retaliation, leaving her family with $450,000 in legal costs and continued lawfare.

This systemic crisis—born of Garland’s directive—cannot be dismissed as merely “state-level.” It demands immediate federal action as both a legal duty and a matter of national importance.

The solution we propose is simple—and a no-brainer win for the Trump Administration. PDJA has called on President Trump to act on October 4, the anniversary of Garland’s memo, by signing our Executive Order to vindicate, honor, and restore targeted parents. As “Parent-in-Chief,” he can declare that the persecution ends now—while directing a DOJ still guilty of targeting parents to finally restore integrity and credibility. This step is indeed “long overdue.”

Lee Greenwood encapsulated the American Dream in his iconic song, God Bless the USA.

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I worked for all my life
And I had to start again
With just my children and my wife
I thank my lucky stars
To be living here today
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can’t take that away.

Tragically, the federal government did take away the freedom of thousands of Americans—including heroic parents—deliberately and with malice. Until there is federal acknowledgment and accountability, the persecution of parents will persist—and with it, the erosion of trust in our institutions. Such an outcome is unthinkable if our flag does still stand for freedom.

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Kelly John Walker is an American statesman, senior writer, author, and entrepreneur. He is the Founder of FreedomTalk, Editor-in-Chief of FreedomTalk Magazine, and Co-Founder of Parents Demanding Justice Alliance.

His work has appeared in The Washington Times, Gateway Pundit, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Townhall, Law Enforcement Today, and more. He’s a frequent guest on national programs including Real America’s Voice, Bannon’s War Room, NTD Capitol Report, and more.

Kelly holds degrees in English, Theology, and a Master of Science earned on a U.S. Department of Defense fellowship. In 2020, after being canceled and arrested for standing against government overreach, he became a leading independent journalist and advocate for liberty and parental rights.

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