The BlazeTV’s “The News & Why It Matters” host Sara Gonzales and guests Jaco Booyens, Stu Burguiere, and Dr. Mark Huffman discussed the Biden Administration’s hot new scandal. In recently released emails obtained by Republican attorneys general show the Biden administration and Big Tech giants arranged weekly and monthly calls to discuss what to censor on their platforms.
This new discovery was the result of a “landmark lawsuit” filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in May. The lawsuit was against top-ranking Biden administration officials for allegedly colluding with Big Tech companies to censor free speech on a number of critical topics, all under the pretense of stopping the spread of “misinformation.”
The court required the Biden administration to turn over communications between federal officials and social media giants in July. While the Department of Justice has turned over some communications, Schmitt claims officials have refused to “produce communications between the most senior officials and social media companies.”
Schmitt took to Twitter to share some of the stunning revelations the lawsuit has produced so far:
Here’s what we know so far. DOJ identified 45 federal officials who have interacted with social media companies on misinformation.
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
This is a vast censorship enterprise, and the American people deserve to see the truth. Here are examples that already prove that federal officials and social media companies are coordinating on censorship, and we’re not close to being done yet:
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
A senior FB official sent an email to the Surgeon General stating, “I know our teams met today to better understand the scope of what the White House expects from us on misinformation going forward.” This email chain follows the SG’s “misinformation health advisory” in July 2021. pic.twitter.com/M4YuTC6vGa
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
The same senior official sent a later email to HHS and noted, "Thanks again for taking the time to meet earlier today." Then, the official continued to discuss how Facebook is taking even more steps to censor freedom of speech https://t.co/gYz2RtXlNF pic.twitter.com/c9FqgKVtBe
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
There are several instances where Facebook wouldn’t proceed with censoring freedom of speech on their platform until they had input, or a “debunking” from the CDC. Twitter followed the same course in at least one email. pic.twitter.com/9alXrgvq6P
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
A White House official was even concerned about parody Fauci accounts and coordinated with Facebook to take them down. pic.twitter.com/UJwn6z7BOy
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
The Deputy Secretary at Treasury sought to connect with social media platforms and influence operations on social media. pic.twitter.com/MZ46VuUw5X
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) September 1, 2022
The two attorneys general filed a joint petition demanding that the DOJ produce those documents on Thursday.
