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Rep. Sylvia Garcia Accused of Badgering Matt Taibbi During House Hearing

 
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Rep. Sylvia Garcia accused of badgering journalist Matt Taibbi at Capitol Hill hearing.

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An explosive exchange between Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and independent journalist Matt Taibbi occurred on Thursday during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing concerning internal Twitter documents. Rep. Sylvia Garcia was accused of badgering Taibbi into revealing a source, and Taibbi fired back after the congresswoman called him and others "so-called journalists".

The hearing was held to examine internal Twitter documents obtained by the journalist, which revealed the company's decision-making process when responding to government requests to review posts. In the second hearing of its kind, Democrats and Republicans sparred over how Twitter handles government requests.

Rep. Sylvia Garcia asked Matt Taibbi about when Musk first approached him, but the journalist refused to answer because it would reveal his source. In response, Garcia said “I am not asking you to reveal your sources. I am asking you to tell me what the conversation was.” Taibbi replied “I can’t do that.”

This exchange was followed by Matt Taibbi's opening statement, which was published in advance of his upcoming testimony about the Twitter Files. In it, he said the documents exposed the danger of big tech companies’ power to determine what users see and don’t see.

The heated exchange between Rep. Sylvia Garcia and Matt Taibbi was discussed on Fox & Friends, and was joined by Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, who ripped into the journalist and Michael Shellenberger, accusing the pair of endangering the lives of people in developing countries.

The Twitter Files could have major implications for the future of free speech and the power of big tech companies, and it is important to remember the people involved in this hearing. Matt Taibbi is an independent journalist who has dedicated his career to exposing the truth and fighting for justice. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is a Democrat congresswoman who is fighting for the rights of her constituents and for the protection of free speech.

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matt taibbirep. sylvia garciafox & friendstwitter fileshouse judiciaryweaponization of federal governmentdemocratsrepublicansmuskfree speechbig tech companiessource protection

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