{"id":2112389,"date":"2023-11-30T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-subpoenas-two-infamous-biden-white-house-censorship-czars\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:30:29","slug":"jim-jordan-subpoenas-two-infamous-biden-white-house-censorship-czars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-subpoenas-two-infamous-biden-white-house-censorship-czars\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan issues subpoenas for two notorious Biden White House censorship czars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-jordan-subpoenas-two-infamous-biden-white-house-censorship-czars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>House Judiciary Chair Subpoenas \u2063White House Censorship Czars<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan issued subpoenas to\u2062 two notorious figures in \u2064the White House&#8217;s censorship\u200d efforts: former White House Senior Advisor for the Covid Response Team <a href=\"https:\/\/house.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0275399506e2bdd8fe2012b77&#038;id=08134248e2&#038;e=a24cb219e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Slavitt<\/a> and former Director \u2062of Digital\u200b Strategy for the Biden White House \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/house.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0275399506e2bdd8fe2012b77&#038;id=960fb38f02&#038;e=a24cb219e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Flaherty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both men have been summoned to testify before the Weaponization\u200b Committee&#8217;s investigation into the Executive\u2062 Branch&#8217;s involvement in coercing\u200b and colluding with companies to censor speech, as stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/chairman-jordan-subpoenas-former-biden-white-house-officials-roles-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a> by the Judiciary \u2063Committee.<\/p>\n<p>However, Slavitt and \u200cFlaherty have refused to comply, claiming that the White House should be contacted \u200binstead. Chairman Jordan finds their excuses &#8220;unpersuasive&#8221; and has expressed \u200dhis dissatisfaction in letters to both officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Weaponization Committee&#8217;s investigation has been \u200bheavily influenced by the explosive <em><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520\/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520.293.0_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri v. Biden<\/a><\/em>  case, which exposed instances of illegal censorship orchestrated by the White House and federal agencies. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case before June \u2064next year. Here are a few examples\u200b of censorship specifically attributed to Slavitt and Flaherty:<\/p>\n<h3>Shadow Banning Tucker Carlson<\/h3>\n<p>On April 14, 2021, Slavitt called for the censorship of a post \u2063by Tucker Carlson due to its &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-times-the-biden-white-house-colluded-with-big-tech-to-throttle-free-speech-according-to-missouri-v-biden\/\" title=\"Missouri v. Biden alleges 12 instances of collusion between the Biden administration and Big Tech to suppress free speech.\">anti-vax message<\/a>.&#8221;\u200d Facebook responded by &#8220;demoting&#8221; the post, \u2064but it still managed to \u2064gain \u200csignificant attention. Flaherty even contacted a Facebook\u2064 executive to inquire about the post&#8217;s \u200dvirality, \u200dleading to a continued demotion of the video.<\/p>\n<h3>Deplatforming Alex Berenson<\/h3>\n<p>On April 21, 2021, Flaherty, Slavitt, and other HHS officials attended a &#8220;Twitter Vaccine Misinfo Briefing&#8221; with Twitter executives. During the meeting, they questioned why Alex Berenson had\u2062 not been\u200b removed from the platform. As a result, Berenson was suspended\u2064 and later permanently deplatformed.<\/p>\n<h3>Removing Vaccine\u200b Humor Content<\/h3>\n<p>In January 2022, Facebook informed Flaherty, Slavitt, and other White\u200d House officials that it had labeled and \u200ddemoted comedic vaccine posts and those \u200csuggesting natural immunity \u2062is superior to vaccine immunity.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8216;Immediately&#8217; Banning Biden Family Parody Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On \u200cFeb. 6, 2021, the White House urged Twitter to ban a parody account\u2062 linked to\u200d Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden&#8217;s daughter and President Biden&#8217;s\u200b granddaughter. Twitter promptly \u200bsuspended the account within 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Judiciary Committee emphasized that Slavitt and Flaherty played a central role in the White\u2063 House&#8217;s censorship efforts,\u200c including\u200d demands to censor constitutionally protected \u200bforms\u2062 of expression. Their testimonies\u200d will contribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-asks-weiss-to-clarify-claim-he-had-ultimate-authority-in-hunter-biden-investigation\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan seeks clarification from Weiss regarding his assertion of having 'ultimate authority' in the Hunter Biden investigation.\">legislative reforms aimed<\/a> at preventing the Executive Branch from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senators-warn-biden-admin-running-covert-censorship-operation\/\" title=\"Republican Senators Warn Biden Admin Running Covert Censorship Operation\">pressuring social media platforms<\/a> to censor \u200bdisfavored viewpoints.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>Evita\u200d Duffy-Alfonso is a staff writer for The Federalist and co-founder of the\u2064 Chicago \u2064Thinker. She is passionate about the Midwest, lumberjack sports, writing, and\u2063 her family. Follow her on Twitter at \u200d@evitaduffy_1 \u200bor contact her at evita@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of the subpoenas issued \u200bto Andrew Slavitt and\u2064 Robert Flaherty by Rep. Jim Jordan?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House Judiciary Chair, Rep. Jim Jordan, has issued subpoenas \u2062to two prominent figures involved in the\u200d White House&#8217;s censorship \u200dendeavors. The individuals in question are\u2064 former White House Senior Advisor for the Covid Response\u2063 Team, Andrew Slavitt, and former Director of Digital\u2064 Strategy for the Biden White House, Robert Flaherty.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of these subpoenas is\u200c to compel both \u2064men\u200b to testify before the Weaponization Committee. The committee \u200bis currently conducting an investigation into the involvement of\u2064 the Executive Branch\u200d in coercing and colluding with companies to censor speech. This information \u200dwas revealed in a recent press \u2063release by \u200bthe Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being summoned, both Slavitt and Flaherty have declined to \u200bcomply, \u200darguing that \u200dthe \u200bappropriate channel \u2063for contact should\u2064 be\u200d the White House itself. Chairman Jordan has expressed\u200c his dissatisfaction with their justifications, finding them unconvincing. He has written letters\u2062 to both officials, expressing his discontent.<\/p>\n<p>It is important \u200cto note that the Weaponization Committee&#8217;s investigation has been heavily influenced by the highly publicized\u2064 Missouri v. Biden case. This\u2062 legal case has brought to light various instances of illegal censorship orchestrated by the White House and federal \u200bagencies. The Supreme\u2062 Court is expected to\u2063 hear the case before\u200d June \u2064of next year. The \u200dinvolvement of Slavitt \u2064and\u2063 Flaherty \u200cin specific \u2062instances of censorship has been identified, providing additional motivation for their testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoenas issued by Rep. \u2064Jordan \u200chighlight the seriousness of the matter and\u2062 emphasize \u200bthe need for accountability and transparency. The investigation aims to shed light on any potential abuses of power \u2063within the \u2062Executive Branch that infringe upon\u2063 the fundamental \u2063right to freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome\u2063 of this investigation has significant implications for the future of free expression \u200bin the United States. It will determine \u2063whether the actions of the White House and its officials regarding censorship are within the bounds of the Constitution and the principles of democracy. As the Supreme Court prepares to examine the Missouri v. Biden case, the testimonies of Slavitt and Flaherty\u2062 could provide valuable\u2063 insights into the\u200b extent of governmental \u2062involvement\u200b in curbing free speech.<\/p>\n<p>The issuing\u2062 of subpoenas to these two \u200dindividuals marks a significant step forward in the pursuit\u2062 of truth and accountability. It is hoped that their testimonies will serve as\u200b a catalyst for further investigations and subsequent actions, ensuring that the principles of democracy\u2064 and free speech are upheld in the face \u2062of any \u2064potential threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed Andrew Slavitt and Robert Flaherty, former White House censorship czars, to testify in a deposition related to the Covid Response Team and Digital Strategy for the Biden White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1623,"featured_media":2112390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1623"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}