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Rep Jim Jordan grills Biden staffer during hearing
Lawmakers question Robert Flaherty, a top Biden campaign staffer who formerly worked at the White House, after saying he wasn’t aware of “any adverse government actions” against Elon Musk after taking over Twitter.
Lawmakers grilled a top staffer on President Biden’s 2024 campaign for his “astounding” claim that Elon Musk did not face “any adverse government actions” in response to changing the outlet’s censorship policies.
Robert Flaherty, deputy campaign manager for Biden’s re-election campaign, was pressed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on his comment about Musk as well as his reported work with Facebook to play referee on rhetoric regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on social media.
In his opening statement, Flaherty said, “Twitter’s new owner abandoned all its prior policies related to COVID misinformation over a year and a half ago. That decision was Twitter’s to make, and I’m not aware of any adverse actions against Twitter in response to it.”
Jordan pressed Flaherty on his statement, calling it “one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard.”
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Robert Flaherty testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2024. (House Judiciary Committee)
“Eight different federal agencies have went after Elon Musk and Twitter since that happened,” Jordan said. “And you said in your testimony that Twitter’s new owner – I’m not aware of any adverse actions against Twitter in response to it – maybe literally one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard. Every agency you can imagine went after this guy because he’s advocating for free speech and the First Amendment.”
Flaherty responded that he stood by his initial statement about Musk.
Jordan pressed the Biden staffer several times, asking him to provide the definition of misinformation and why certain mandates were pushed by the administration.
“You weren’t a medical expert, but…
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