“The Censorship-Industrial Complex”

House 119th · February 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141 · Scheduled
Judiciary Committee · 44 members ↓
Jordan, Jim R-OH Chair
Biggs, Andy R-AZ
Moore, Barry R-AL
Cline, Ben R-VA
Knott, Brad R-NC
Gill, Brandon R-TX
Roy, Chip R-TX
Issa, Darrell R-CA
Schmidt, Derek R-KS
Nehls, Troy E. R-TX
Onder, Robert F. R-MO
Grothman, Glenn R-WI
Van Drew, Jefferson R-NJ
Kiley, Kevin R-CA
Gooden, Lance R-TX
Hageman, Harriet M. R-WY
Lee, Laurel M. R-FL
Harris, Mark R-NC
Baumgartner, Michael R-WA
Tiffany, Thomas P. R-WI
Fry, Russell R-SC
Fitzgerald, Scott R-WI
Massie, Thomas R-KY
McClintock, Tom R-CA
Hunt, Wesley R-TX
Raskin, Jamie D-MD Ranking
García, Jesús G. "Chuy" D-IL
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" D-GA
Balint, Becca D-VT
Swalwell, Eric D-CA
Scanlon, Mary Gay D-PA
Moskowitz, Jared D-FL
Crockett, Jasmine D-TX
Nadler, Jerrold D-NY
Neguse, Joe D-CO
Ross, Deborah K. D-NC
McBath, Lucy D-GA
Correa, J. Luis D-CA
Jayapal, Pramila D-WA
Goldman, Daniel S. D-NY
Cohen, Steve D-TN
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney D-CA
Lieu, Ted D-CA
Lofgren, Zoe D-CA
Witnesses (4)
Matt Taibbi
Editor
Racket News
Rupa Subramanya
Journalist
The Free Press
Craig Aaron
Co-CEO
Free Press
Michael Shellenberger
CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin
Founder
Supporting Documents (29) Show all +
An article from The New York Times titled “Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up” dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York. PDF
A letter from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, dated February 12, 2025, to the House Judiciary Committee, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from Business Insider titled “Trump Admin Tells Facebook to Remove Posts About Tearing Down Statues” dated June 26, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from Just Security titled "Connecting the Dots, Donald Trump's Tightening Grip on Press Freedom" dated February 6, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from CNN titled "Musk Touts DOGE Transparency, But Downplays His Conflicts of Interest" dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from The New York Times titled "E.U. Sets the Stage for a Clash Over Disinformation" dated September 27, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Jordan of Ohio. PDF
A letter to Chairman Jordan dated August 26th from Mark Zuckerberg, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gooden of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 23, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 26, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An article from Vanity Fair dated February 8, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from the Washington Examiner titled “Trump also tried to suppress free speech on Twitter” dated February 9, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
A document from the Supreme Court “Murthy, Surgeon General, et al. v. Missouri” dated October 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York. PDF
A letter to Inspector General Horowitz dated February 12, 2025, from Members of Congress, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York. PDF
An article from Rolling Stone titled “Twitter Kept Entire ‘Database’ of Republican Requests to Censor Posts” dated February 8, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated April 11, 2024,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 16, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 31, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June, 16, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 21, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 14, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
A statement, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 20, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 22, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 22, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF
A letter to Inspector General Horowitz dated February 12, 2025, from Members of Congress, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of Florida. PDF
An article from New Republic titled "'Twitter Files' Matt Taibbi Says Elon Musk Sent Him Unhinged Messages," dated February 16, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland. PDF
An article from Newsmax titled "Shellenberger: USAID Paid for Trump Impeachment Effort” dated February 6, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of Kentucky. PDF
An article from The Associated Press titled “AP statement on Oval Office access” dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of Pennsylvania. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated March 1, 2024,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas. PDF

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