 A January 13, 2001 article in "The Guardian" explored Pratt's relationship with then-Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft, stating they knew each other from the CNP.The January 11, 2001 edition of TIME Magazine included an article on Pratt and Ashcroft's relationship.In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Pratt used his Committee to Protect the Family organization to raise $150,000 for the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue which paid $50,000 in court-imposed fines.