After a tortuous four-day process with 15 rounds of voting, Kevin McCarthy became Speaker of the House of Representatives last Friday. Without wasting any time, this week McCarthy started working on a series of measures and projects. One of the most important issues is launching an investigation into the pressure that the White House has allegedly exerted on the most important technology companies in the country, known as Big Tech.
The task will be carried out by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and will focus primarily on the Biden Administration's coercion to remove certain content from the platforms. The move is prompted, in part, by reports revealed by Elon Musk of the previous Twitter CEO's handling and state interference.
According to Axios, the subcommittee, led by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, will request copies of e-mails and other conversations between the White House and Big Tech. They will look for evidence of censorship, harassment, and intentions to hide certain topics, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
For two years, House Democrats failed to conduct proper oversight of the executive branch.
Today, House Republicans are working to restore transparency by voting to create the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
Accountability is here.
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) January 10, 2023
The request came from rebel republicans
The creation of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government was a request of rebel Republicans who blocked McCarthy's election as speaker of the House of Representatives. This was a concession that the speaker finally had to make in order to receive their votes and win the seat after 15 rounds of voting.
Other topics to be investigated by the subcommittee include "the politicization of the FBI" and its ties to the former Twitter administration; Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election; and Anthony Fauci's work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
