Rep. Jordan Subpeonas Intel Community Chief in Big Tech Censorship Investigation

Mr. Jordan said he would now subpoena the director for the documents he had been seeking, in light of ODNI’s ‘woefully inadequate voluntary compliance.’

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on May 04, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) filed a subpoena with Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines on Thursday, demanding she turn over records of intelligence contacts with social media companies and technology platforms.

Mr. Jordan initially began seeking a range of records of intelligence community contacts with major technology companies last April, as part of the Judiciary Committee’s work through the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The Ohio Republican said he initially reached out to the DNI—a cabinet-level official overseeing the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies—on April 18, asking that she voluntarily divulge any instances of intelligence community members discussing and directly contacting private social media companies about their content moderation efforts.