At Patel’s request or encouragement, NAF provided the Biden DOJ with substantial
information that aided in identifying investigation targets and substantiating warrants and
prosecutions. 53 NAF alerted Patel to social media posts that made violent threats against clinics54
and concerns about protest activities that could constitute blockades in violation of the FACE
Act. 55 In the Handy matter, Patel emailed NAF: “I can’t recall if you ever shared anything with
me (either through an attachment or via Dropbox) about Jonathan Darnell’s arrest . . . If you did,
can you resend that to me?” 56
53 See, e.g., E-mail from Patel, to Megan Healy (Nov. 16, 2020) (Exhibit 040) (“NAF is obtaining the security video
from the vandalism for me.”).
54 E-mail from Patel, to Emma Goldberg (NAF) (Apr. 12, 2021) (Exhibit 041) (flagging that Patel forwarded the
information to the FBI immediately and noting that he was “designated as the DOJ National FACE Act Task force
director” and wanted to call about exploring outreach initiatives).
55 E-mail from Fleisher, to Patel (Aug. 18, 2020) (Exhibit 042) (responding to a NAF alert about Handy’s pro-life
activities in Washington, D.C., a CRT attorney asked NAF to let him know “[i]f she actually ends up causing any
obstruction,” and noted that while he could not speak for the Criminal Section, “we on the civil side might be
interested in looking further”); E-mail from Davidson, to [Redacted], FBI (Jan. 30, 2021) (Exhibit 043) (alerting
DOJ to Handy’s activities in Maryland).
56 E-mail from Patel, to Davidson (Dec. 8, 2020) (Exhibit 044).
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