A Department of Justice Task Force has published a comprehensive report alleging systemic anti-Christian bias and targeting of religious Americans during the previous Biden administration. Published on April 30, 2026, the document titled "Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias and Restoring Religious Liberty" was detailed in an exclusive interview by Blaze Media host Allie Beth Stuckey with Camille Varone, senior counsel at the DOJ and Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
The report presents 14 key findings documenting what the Task Force characterizes as weaponization of federal power against Christians. Among the most significant revelations is the FBI's 2023 Richmond field office memo targeting "radical traditionalist Catholics" as potential domestic terrorism threats. According to the report, FBI analysts cited radical sources including articles with titles such as "The Catholic Church Has a Visible White-Power Faction" and "How Extremist Gun Culture is Trying to Co-opt the Rosary." Senator Chuck Grassley's oversight investigation discovered at least 13 additional internal FBI documents using anti-Catholic terminology, with one agent admitting the bureau's "overreliance on the Southern Poverty Law Center for hate designation... is problematic."
The controversy extends to prosecutorial practices under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The report alleges the Biden DOJ pursued "more severe charges and significantly harsher sentences for peaceful pro-life defendants than violent pro-abortion defendants," constituting "biased enforcement" of the law designed to protect both reproductive health facilities and places of worship.
Christian institutions faced government pressure on matters of conscience, including mandates related to abortion, contraception, human sexuality, and gender. The report argues these regulations forced religious organizations to choose between violating their convictions and facing punitive government action. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who chairs the Task Force, stated in a press release announcing the findings: "No American should live in fear that the federal government will punish them for their faith."
In response to the report's findings, the Trump administration DOJ has already implemented corrective measures, including rescinding the Garland Memo that authorized aggressive investigations of parents at school board meetings, issuing new guidance affirming religious liberty protections for federal employees, and ceasing FACE Act prosecutions that the administration characterizes as politically motivated. The Department of Education worked jointly with DOJ in coordinating the multi-agency review.
Critics have challenged the report's conclusions as politically charged, noting that some referenced FBI officials, including former Director Christopher Wray, were originally Trump appointees. Supporters counter that the documented evidence of targeting, particularly the Richmond memo's reliance on questionable sources, demonstrates institutional problems transcending partisan administration changes. The full report is available through DOJ's Office of Public Affairs.
