Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified before Judiciary

Congress vs. reporters who expose censorship collusion

Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, two of the reporters responsible for writing about the Twitter Files, testified before a House Judiciary Committee Thursday decrying the “censorship-industrial complex” and talking about how anti-disinformation and free speech can’t co-exist.

Congressional Democrat attacked hard, trying to diminish the reporters’ credibility, and trying hard to get them to exposes sources.

Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D, Virgin Islands), embarrassed herself by calling Taibbi a “so-called reporter,” despite his 30-year career that included a long stint at The Rolling Stone. She also accused the men of endangering the lives of Twitter employees by exposing company corruption and collusion with the government to censor people. [Ken LaCorte]

Matt Taibbi's opening statement

Michael Shellenberger's statement