{"id":968043,"date":"2021-11-04T14:43:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=968043"},"modified":"2021-11-04T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:43:56","slug":"jim-jordan-promises-to-create-subcommittee-to-investigate-justice-department-big-tech-if-republicans-win-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-promises-to-create-subcommittee-to-investigate-justice-department-big-tech-if-republicans-win-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan Promises To Create Subcommittee To Investigate Justice Department, Big Tech If Republicans Win Majority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-promises-to-create-subcommittee-to-investigate-justice-department-big-tech-if-republicans-win-majority%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=968043&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that if Republicans regain the House majority in 2022, he plans to create a congressional subcommittee to investigate major tech companies, as well as the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to go after Big Tech,\u201d Jordan said Thursday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/vopj17-episode-14-speaker-jordan-feat.-rep.-jim-jordan-firebrand-with-matt-gaetz.html\">discussion<\/a>&nbsp;with fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. \u201cWhat Big Tech in collusion with big government is doing in this cancel culture world we live in is so wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan alleged the companies were violating Americans\u2019 rights to free speech through politically-motivated censorship, and said he would look to investigate the companies\u2019 alleged abuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Americans are going to push back in a big way,\u201d Jordan said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/01\/lina-khan-federal-trade-commission-republican-jim-jordan-darrell-issa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Radical And Partisan\u2019: Republican Concern Is Growing Over Lina Khan\u2019s FTC Overhaul)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.3676470588235\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> commits to creating Investigations Subcommittee as future Judiciary Chairman to target the IRS, DOJ, and Big Tech<\/p>\n<p>WATCH Episode 14 on Rumble: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/custmDiZdX\">https:\/\/t.co\/custmDiZdX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olPfG5AACx\">pic.twitter.com\/olPfG5AACx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1456282840513978368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jordan has previously targeted major tech companies for their alleged censorship of conservative politicians and commentators, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/jim-jordan-judiciary-republicans-reintroduce-bill-section-230\/\">introducing<\/a> a number of bills seeking to remove Section 230 liability protections from social media platforms. In July, the lawmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/07\/jim-jordan-antitrust-section-230-big-tech\/\">proposed<\/a>&nbsp;a slate of measures for Republicans to back aimed at breaking up major tech companies<\/p>\n<p>Jordan currently serves as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and as the senior Republican member would be <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/Education\/Fact-Sheets\/Committees-Fact-Sheet2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">well-placed<\/a> to chair the committee if Republicans regain a majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan also committed to investigating the Internal Revenue Service, pointing to leaks of private tax records he has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/27\/jim-jordan-darrell-issa-internal-revenue-service-propublica\/\">characterized<\/a>&nbsp;as partisan. The Ohio Republican said he would also look into investigating the Department of Justice following Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/04\/merrick-garland-directs-fbi-to-target-parents-responsible-for-disturbing-spike-in-harassment-intimidation-against-schools\/\">announcement<\/a>&nbsp;that the department was probing school board protests.<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/24\/bills-combatting-big-techs-monopolistic-practices-closer-law-bipartisan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced<\/a> six bills targeting Big Tech\u2019s allegedly anti-competitive business practices this June with strong bipartisan support. Jordan was critical of the legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/nation-world\/rep-jim-jordan-dems-bills-on-big-tech-would-further-censor-conservatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">characterizing<\/a> it as a Democratic attempt to expand government control and potentially further censor conservative voices.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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