“I have reached out to Elon Musk through backchannels to tell him that we would love for him to come before the committee,” Rep. James Comer said.
“Republicans on the Committee . . . urge you to reverse the pattern
of censoring certain news and views. This includes ending the practice employed by Twitter’s previous leadership of prioritizing its own worldview over freedom of speech and information,” Comer wrote. A far chillier reception is planned for Twitter’s former top leaders, including just-fired general counsel Jim Baker, along with ex-censorship honchosFired former counsel James Baker will also testify.On Tuesday, all three received formal letters from the committee demanding they come in for questioning.
“Your testimony will provide the Committee critical context regarding the Twitter censorship team’s decision to prohibit users from sharing information about a presidential candidate,” Comer wrote to Baker.after accusing him of meddling in release of information surrounding the company’s decision to censor The Post’s Hunter Biden reporting.
Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion earlier this year, and has embarked on a top to bottom reorganization of the company, firing thousands of employees and reinstating formerly banned far-right users like Laura Loomer and Roger Stone.
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