Jordan subpoenas DOJ, FBI leaders in ‘Big Tech collusion’ probe.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan Subpoenas ⁣DOJ and FBI in Big Tech ⁤Collusion⁢ Investigation

House ⁣Judiciary ‌Committee‍ Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) ​announced on Thursday subpoenas against the leaders of the ⁢ Department of Justice (DOJ) and‌ FBI ​ as part of his investigation‍ into alleged government collusion with Big Tech ⁣ companies.

Cover letters sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray ⁣ faulted their⁤ agencies with “woefully inadequate” responses‌ to past requests for communications with ‍private companies and other third-party groups.

“Numerous documents that have ⁣been‌ made ⁤publicly available reflect the‌ weaponization of the federal government’s power to censor speech online directly and by proxy,” Jordan​ said in each letter attached to a post to X on the “Censorship Investigation Over Big Tech Collusion.”

#BREAKING: Chairman @Jim_Jordan subpoenas​ FBI and⁢ DOJ in Censorship Investigation Over Big Tech Collusion

📍Read‌ the subpoena cover​ letter to Garland here: ‌ https://t.co/5UmJs8Ob7H

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— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 17,‍ 2023

The chairman stressed that ⁤it is “necessary for Congress⁤ to gauge the extent ‍to which”​ DOJ and FBI ‌officials⁢ “have ‍coerced, pressured, worked with, or relied upon social media ‍and other tech companies to censor speech.”

“The scope​ of the Committee’s investigation includes understanding the extent ⁢and nature of” the DOJ’s⁣ and FBI’s “involvement in this censorship,” he added.

Though⁣ the subpoenas ‍themselves were not disclosed in the release, Jordan’s ‌letters⁣ said he demanded‌ the committee’s “highest ​priority‌ documents and information” while citing ⁣rules in Congress governing‍ oversight​ that relates to protecting⁣ civil ​liberties.

Jordan’s letters make reference to an ongoing Missouri ‌v. Biden case brought by‌ GOP state attorneys general over⁣ alleged collusion between the ⁢federal⁣ government ‌and social media companies to censor speech ⁣in violation of⁤ the First Amendment.

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He said the DOJ and ⁣FBI⁣ have‌ only so far produced a single document in response to his requests from ⁢April seeking​ voluntary cooperation for information on content moderation discussions: a publicly available ⁤transcript of​ a civil deposition‍ of FBI⁢ Assistant Special Agent in Charge Elvis Chan from Missouri v. Biden.

“Through its ‍investigation, the‌ Committee has ⁣uncovered evidence that contradicts several statements in Agent Chan’s⁣ deposition, particularly as ⁤they relate to his communications with ⁤social ‍media platforms,” Jordan noted.

“This production is woefully ⁣inadequate and omits voluminous responsive material,⁤ including communications between FBI and tech companies, internal communications, and communications between FBI and other executive branch entities,” Jordan wrote.

The Daily‍ Wire reached ⁤out to⁣ the DOJ and FBI seeking comment.

Jordan has already subpoenaed ​ the heads of Big⁢ Tech companies Alphabet, ‌Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft seeking documents‌ and communications “relating to the federal government’s reported collusion with⁤ Big Tech to‍ suppress free speech.”

Last month, the chairman began releasing internal Meta documents that he said were evidence of​ the White House improperly pressuring Facebook and Instagram into censoring posts,‌ dubbing the disclosure “The ‌Facebook Files.” ​The fourth installment explored how Chan allegedly ‌made “completely false” statements during a congressional deposition ⁤about the FBI’s role in suppressing the Hunter Biden‍ laptop story on social media platforms during his November​ 2022 ‍deposition.

A White House official told the Associated Press that the ⁤Biden administration “has promoted responsible actions to protect public health, safety, and​ security ⁣when confronted ⁤by challenges like a deadly pandemic⁤ and ⁢foreign attacks on our elections.”

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