Chan worked as the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force liaison to companies such as Facebook and Twitter, including ahead of the 2020 election, and was interviewed last year by attorneys repre…
Friday to testify about the bureau’s efforts to “censor” social media — as the Biden administration argued it was merely using its “bully pulpit.”
Jordan wrote that Chan did not appear for a scheduled interview and therefore would be compelled to testify in order to establish the “extent the Executive Branch has coerced and colluded with companies andChan worked out of San Francisco as the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force liaison to companies such as Facebook and Twitter, including ahead of the 2020 election, and was interviewed last year by attorneys representing the Louisiana and Missouri attorneys general.
“[T]he Committee has uncovered evidence that appears to contradict several statements in your deposition in Missouri v. Biden, particularly as they relate to your communications with social media platforms,” Jordan wrote, without specifying further. The Ohioan indicated that the FBI agent didn’t appear voluntarily due to a committee rule that required him to choose between having a personal or FBI lawyer present.Missouri and Louisiana are challenging the federal government’s pressure on social media platforms to censor alleged misinformation, including about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and mask requirements.
The case, Missouri v. Biden, could be decided by the Supreme Court, which is considering a Biden administration request to reverse the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with lower court Judge Terry Doughty’s finding that
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