House Republicans plan to launch a new investigative panel this week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies.
Speaker McCarthy meets reporters in Statuary Hall early Saturday after being sworn in. Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Imagesthis week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies, top sources tell Axios.
The subcommittee will be chaired by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan — a close McCarthy ally, and a favorite of the hard right. The probe into communications between tech giants and President Biden's aides will look for government pressure that could have resulted in censorship or harassment of conservatives — or squelching of debate on polarizing policies, including the CDC on COVID.
The request for documents will be followed by "compulsory processes," including subpoenas if needed, a GOP source tells Axios.to top tech platforms asking for information about "'collusion' with the Biden administration to censor conservatives on their platforms."is what Republicans call "the politicization of the FBI," including scrutiny of the investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The subcommittee also will look into Anthony Fauci and his approach to COVID misinformation and disinformation ... the Justice Department’s interaction with local school boards on masking and other COVID policies … and the Department of Homeland Security's
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