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DOJ Alleges Biden Admin Had 'Systematic Culture' of Anti-Christian Bias
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Summary from the AllSides News Team
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation found there was a widespread "systematic culture" of anti-Christian bias at federal agencies during the Biden administration.
The Details: The DOJ's Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias published the 565-page report on Saturday. It alleges that the Biden administration deployed state apparatuses such as the FBI, IRS, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, and others to monitor, investigate, or influence Christian groups. Fox News (Right bias) prominently noted that two instances included the IRS denying tax-exempt status to certain Christian organizations based on their teachings and the FBI surveilling Catholic priests.
For Context: The Task Force was formed to comply with President Trump's February 2025 Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias executive order.
Key Quotes: Blanche told Fox News in a TV interview, "What we found in that very deep, substantial report is it was much more than just a rogue agent. It was much more than just a field office or a prosecutor. It was actually a systematic culture issue at the Department of Justice to target Christians."
How The Media Covered It: Some outlets from the left pushed back on the Trump administration's report and offered different framings than some outlets on the right. The New York Times (Lean Left) wrote in its headline that the DOJ's report "casts" a "host" of Biden administration policies as "anti-Christian" and prominently noted that President Biden is Roman Catholic. The Times and The Washington Post (Lean Left) described the report as being around 200 pages, while Fox and The Epoch Times (Lean Right) described it as being 500-plus. An opinion published by MS NOW (Left) called the report "ridiculous propaganda."
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed Saturday that a Department of Justice investigation uncovered a "systematic culture" of anti-Christian bias across federal agencies during the Biden administration.
Blanche joined "Saturday in America" to discuss the 565-page report that details how the Biden-era FBI monitored Catholic priests and the IRS denied tax-exempt status to a Christian organization based on its religious teachings.
