OAN Staff Addie Davis
1:45 PM – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Several Republican lawmakers held a news conference on Wednesday, alleging that the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Biden administration engaged in a pattern of unfair surveillance and meritless investigations against them due to their political leanings.
During the briefing, the GOP legislators detailed specific instances of what they described as “weaponized” oversight, maintaining that the agency conducted extensive probes despite a fundamental lack of evidence.
Speaking directly to the press, several Republican lawmakers shared their stories, reiterating that the DOJ under former President Joe Biden unfairly investigated and surveilled them. By sharing these personal accounts, the legislators aimed to highlight the purported systemic political bias within the federal justice system at that time.
“You guys in the media need to understand that we need a blind justice system. Instead of trying to find a man and go look for a crime, they need to find a crime and investigate the crime,” declared Representative Barry Moore (R-Ala.).
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) detailed a year-long investigation initiated against her in 2021, asserting that the probe was predicated on unfounded allegations. She maintained that the inquiry centered on the false claim that she had conducted a “reconnaissance” or surveillance tour of the U.S. Capitol building prior to the events of January 6th.
Boebert further described the investigation as a baseless effort to target her politically, emphasizing that no evidence was ever produced to substantiate the original accusations.
“My family and I were touring my new workplace as a member elect, with one of the longest-serving Capitol Hill police officers in the building,” Boebert said. “Just because that group was so big, a Democrat congressman went on CNN and said that I was leading a reconnaissance tour.”
“Before the case was even opened, the main prosecutors on the file told the FBI … that they did not have enough evidence to pursue me,” she continued. “In their text messages, they are saying, ‘this looks like she is walking around with her family.’ … I was being accused of leading a reconnaissance tour for January 6th.”
Describing the Biden-era DOJ as the “Department of Injustice,” Boebert asserted that the agency maintained the investigation against her despite possessing no supporting evidence. She noted that the inquiry eventually concluded without any findings of wrongdoing, using her experience to illustrate a broader allegation of systemic overreach.
This “weaponization” of federal resources extends beyond elected officials, Boebert added, suggesting that even the American public has similarly faced unfair persecution by Biden’s DOJ.
Additionally, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) outlined targeting that he experienced both by the former President Bill Clinton and Biden administrations. He emphasized the need to implement legislation so future Democrat administrations could not carry out the same tactics.
The gathered legislators emphasized the dual necessity of implementing future reforms and ensuring strict accountability for past departmental actions.
Representative Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) echoed these concerns, warning that the “deep state” could eventually expand its targeting to include members of the media. Norman and his colleagues argued that without significant oversight, the tactics they experienced would continue to be used against other institutional entities.
“It’s time to speak out. It just is. We cannot allow this to happen in this country, and it is happening in this country. And if we don’t take it back, we’re going to lose it all,” Norman said.
The lawmakers also argued that the tactics employed by the Biden DOJ extended beyond the scrutiny of legislators to include high-profile figures such as now-President Donald Trump.
Representative Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) supported this claim by recounting an investigation in which federal agents confiscated his phone and accessed his emails.
Ogles explained that the seized communications included private correspondence with numerous members of Congress, President Trump, and various representatives of the media, citing the incident as a primary example of invasive government overreach.
“They’re trying to use that to get to them, and to get to you,” he said. “The Biden administration was on a warpath. And if they deemed you a threat, then they did whatever they could to destroy you. If not criminally, they tried to do it financially or publicly.”
“It should be a warning to America: it matters who leads. And thank God we have President Trump,” he concluded.
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