FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has historically focused more on “abortion-related violent extremism” than targeting pro-lifers under the unconstitutional Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
“When it comes to FACE Act enforcement and abortion-related violent extremism, I think one of the things that gets lost — and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify — is that really, since the Dobbs decision, actually more of our abortion-related violent extremism investigations have focused on violence against pro-life facilities, as opposed to other way around,” Wray claimed.
As Republican Rep. Chip Roy quickly noted, nothing could be further from the truth.
“We’re still waiting on responses on letters that we’ve sent indicating data to the contrary,” Roy said. “There’s been a significant amount of efforts in targeting of people who are pro-lifers, who go to clinics, and that they’ve been prosecuted.”
.@chiproytx presses Director Wray about Paulette Harlow, a 75-year-old woman sentenced to 24 months in prison for attempting to persuade mothers not to get abortions.
Wray: “I’m not familiar with that specific case.” pic.twitter.com/95rux2Cbdg
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 24, 2024
Contrary to Wray’s claims, only five of the 60 cases brought under Biden’s watch focused on pro-abortion extremists. The other 55 targeted people who value life in the womb for praying, singing, and evangelizing at abortion facilities across the U.S.
As of President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021, the federal government had brought
