Republicans grill FBI chief Chris Wray over social media collusion: ‘They lied’
House Judiciary Committee Republicans took aim Wednesday at FBI Director Christopher Wray after a federal judge ruled that the bureau colluded with social media companies to throttle free speech that “was conservative in nature.”last week that revealed government agencies reached out to Big Tech to help suppress posts about COVID-19 vaccines, masking measures, lockdowns and the authenticity of first son Hunter Biden’s laptop, among other issues.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan kicked off a tense hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray over its collusion with social media companies to throttle free speech.Government agencies reached out to social media to help suppress posts about COVID-19 vaccines, masking measures, lockdowns and the authenticity of first son Hunter Biden’s laptop, among other issues.
Asked by Rep. Mike Johnson whether he was “deeply disturbed” by the court’s findings, Wray answered that the FBI’s “focus is not on disinformation broadly speaking.”“That’s not accurate,” Johnson shot back. “You need to read this court opinion because you’re in charge of enforcing it.” “The FBI is not in the business of moderating content or causing any social media company to suppress or censor,” Wray told Johnson.Johnson also quoted from the ruling, which called the FBI’s involvement in the suppression “arguably the most massive attack against free speech in United States history.”
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