House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Aug. 17 subpoenaed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI for materials in connection to claims that the two agencies worked with Big Tech firms to censor content such as the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story.
In a letter, Mr. Jordan told FBI Director Christopher Wray (pdf) and Attorney General Merrick Garland (pdf) that documents and communications are needed to determine whether the federal government “coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to censor speech.” He then asked the FBI and DOJ to hand over the internal communications and documents relating to moderation, removal, or suppression of content on social media platforms, giving a Sept. 18 deadline.
