Jordan spent months pushing conspiracy theories about “several government agencies,” including the FBI, targeting conservatives and stifling speech. Now the chair of the “weaponization” panel admits he's still 'looking for the evidence.” (via MaddowBlog)
to executives at various tech companies last week, pursuing information about “the federal government’s reported collusion with Big Tech to suppress free speech.”A Washington Postdid a nice job last week, contextualizing social media companies, their efforts to curtail foreign interference in U.S. elections, and a brief overreaction in 2020 to a dubious New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, all of which serves as the foundation for Jordan's crusade.
It was against this backdrop that Jordan, who also serves as the far-right chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sat down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity and insisted that he and his GOP colleagues believe “big tech companies were working with big government to suppress free speech.” The congressman added in the same interview, “It wasn’t just the FBI. It was several government agencies.”
In fact, during his chat with Hannity, Jordan was offered a friendly platform to make his case in a persuasive way. But when it came time to go beyond weird conjecture, the Ohio Republican told Fox viewers, “That’s what we believe happened. We’re looking for the, uh, looking for the evidence.”
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