{"id":88009,"date":"2021-10-06T07:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T11:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=88009"},"modified":"2021-10-06T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T11:06:14","slug":"clear-conflict-of-interest-ag-merrick-garlands-well-hidden-back-story-about-his-family-connections-to-critical-race-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=88009","title":{"rendered":"CLEAR CONFLICT OF INTEREST: AG Merrick Garland&#8217;s Well-Hidden Back Story About His Family Connections to Critical Race Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>AG Merrick Garland\u2019s Daughter Married<br \/>\nto Co-Founder of Education Company Selling Critical Race Theory Resource Material to School Districts<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->The Conservative Treehouse<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, well, well\u2026 This is interesting<\/strong>.\u00a0 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently instructed the FBI to begin investigating parents who confront school board administrators over <strong><em>Critical Race Theory<\/em><\/strong> indoctrination material. The U.S. Department of Justice issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/page\/file\/1438986\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a memorandum<\/a> to the FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-addresses-violent-threats-against-school-officials-and-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructing them to initiate investigations<\/a> of any parent attending a local school board meeting who might be viewed as confrontational, intimidating or harassing.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2019s daughter is <strong>Rebecca Garland<\/strong>.\u00a0 In 2018 Rebecca Garland married <strong>Xan Tanner<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/17\/fashion\/weddings\/rebecca-garland-xan-tanner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a>].\u00a0 Mr. Xan Tanner is the current co-founder of a controversial education service company called <strong>Panorama Education<\/strong>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/social-emotional-learning-sel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LINK<\/a>]\u00a0 Panorama Education is the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/social-emotional-learning-sel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>social learning<\/em><\/a>\u201d resource material provider to school districts and teachers that teach <strong>Critical Race Theory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-218064\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/merrick-garland-Xan-Tanner-SIL-Rebecca-Garland-daughter-v3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/merrick-garland-Xan-Tanner-SIL-Rebecca-Garland-daughter-v3.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/merrick-garland-Xan-Tanner-SIL-Rebecca-Garland-daughter-v3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/merrick-garland-Xan-Tanner-SIL-Rebecca-Garland-daughter-v3-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/merrick-garland-Xan-Tanner-SIL-Rebecca-Garland-daughter-v3-768x443.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1120\" height=\"646\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conflict of interest much?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, the Attorney General is instructing the FBI to investigate parents who might pose a financial threat to the business of his daughter\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n<p>Screen-grabs and citations below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-218065\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-1-181x300.jpg 181w\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"913\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-218066\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-2.jpg 578w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebecca-Garland-2-300x256.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/17\/fashion\/weddings\/rebecca-garland-xan-tanner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times LINK<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218067\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xan-tanner-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xan-tanner-2.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xan-tanner-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xan-tanner-2-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/xan-tanner-2-768x493.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/about\/team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panorama Education Services Link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218069\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Xan-Tanner-3-1536x854.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/social-emotional-learning-sel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panorama, Social Learning Link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/02\/panorama-raises-60m-in-general_atlantic-led-series-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>September 2021<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panoramaed.com\/\">Panorama Education<\/a>, which has built out a K-12 education software platform, <strong>has raised $60 million<\/strong> in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Existing backers Owl Ventures, Emerson Collective, Uncork Capital, the <strong>Chan Zuckerberg Initiative<\/strong> and <strong>Tao Capital Partners<\/strong> also participated in the financing, which brings the Boston-based company\u2019s total raised since its 2012 inception to $105 million.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Panorama declined to reveal at what valuation the Series C was raised, nor did it provide any specific financial growth metrics. CEO and co-founder Aaron Feuer did say the company now serves 13 million students in 23,000 schools across the United States, which means that 25% of American students are enrolled in a district served by Panorama today.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Over 50 of the largest 100 school districts and state agencies in the country use its platform. In total, more than 1,500 school districts are among its customers. Clients include the <strong>New York City Department of Education<\/strong>, <strong>Clark County School District in Nevada<\/strong>, <strong>Dallas ISD in Texas<\/strong> and the Hawaii Department of Education, among others.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Since March 2020, Panorama has added 700 school districts to its customer base, nearly doubling the 800 it served just 18 months prior, according to Feuer. [\u2026] Former Yale graduate students Feuer and Xan Tanner started the company in an effort to figure out the best way for schools to collect and understand feedback from their students (<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/02\/panorama-raises-60m-in-general_atlantic-led-series-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>September 2021, Panorama Education, Xan Tanner, raised $60,000,000 to expand operations.\u00a0 October 4, 2021, Xan Tanner\u2019s father-in-law, U.S. AG Merrick Garland, tells the FBI to investigate any potential parental interference\/disruption that might impede his son-in-law\u2019s business interests\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-217971\" src=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AG-Letter-to-FBI-School-Protests.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AG-Letter-to-FBI-School-Protests.jpg 697w, https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AG-Letter-to-FBI-School-Protests-235x300.jpg 235w\" alt=\"\" width=\"697\" height=\"888\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/page\/file\/1438986\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOJ Memo to FBI LINK<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/05\/ag-merrick-garlands-daughter-married-to-co-founder-of-company-selling-critical-race-theory-resource-material-to-school-districts\/\">https:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/05\/ag-merrick-garlands-daughter-married-to-co-founder-of-company-selling-critical-race-theory-resource-material-to-school-districts\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AG Merrick Garland\u2019s Daughter Married to Co-Founder of Education Company Selling Critical Race Theory Resource Material to School Districts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}