Attorney General Pam Bondi and former President Joe Biden. (Getty Images/AP)
TRUMP ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING TASK FORCE TO 'ERADICATE ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS'
The task force had a clear mandate to ensure that "any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target Christians are identified, terminated, and rectified."
The task force was directed to deliver an initial assessment, which Fox News Digital exclusively obtained Friday. The report provides an overview of "the damage that can be done when religious liberty is not protected and preserved for all Americans."
"The Task Force makes this commitment: the federal government will never again be permitted to turn its power against people of faith," the report states. "Under President Trump and Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, in partnership with all members of this Task Force, the rule of law will be enforced with vigor, and every religion will be treated with equality in both policy and action."
The report added: "The days of anti-Christian bias in the federal government are over. Faith is not a liability in America—it is a liberty."
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a meeting about the Task Force for Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, April 22, 2025. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images)
At the Justice Department, the task force found that the Biden administration lacked an effort to "address and prosecute violations of the law where anti-Christian bias was demonstrated by the persecutors."
"Instead, during that time, the DOJ pursued novel theories of prosecution against those speaking or demonstrating based upon their Christian faith," the report states.
The task force also found that the Department of Justice, under the Biden administration, arrested and convicted approximately two dozen individuals under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for praying and demonstrating outside abortion facilities.
"Yet, the same DOJ refused to apply the FACE Act to protect places of worship and crisis pregnancy centers," the report states.
At the FBI, the task force pointed to the bureau’s memo asserting that "radical-traditionalist" Catholics were "domestic terrorism threats."
The Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, prays at President Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025. (Samaritan's Purse)
The task force held its first meeting in April. Prior to the meeting, members of the task force conducted initial reviews of their respective agencies to identify any unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices or agency conduct during the Biden administration.
Officials said that the task force is not finished with its inquiry, but merely just beginning, and will continue its work to investigate the full scope of anti-Christian bias that "pervaded the federal government during the Biden administration."
A final report is expected by February 2026.
Trump also signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office in February.
The office empowers faith-based entities, community organizations and houses of worship "to better serve families and communities," according to the White House.
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The office is housed under the Domestic Policy Council and consults with experts in the faith community on policy changes to "better align with American values."
A former Biden White House official did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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