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Government Corruption

Ex-Twitter executive admits 'mistake' censoring Post's Hunter Biden scoop; House Oversight warns of Twitter/FBI arrests

2023-02-09

Golly. Thanks, dude — that really doesn’t help.

[NYPOST] A former top Twitter executive acknowledged to politicians Wednesday that the social media giant "made a mistake" in suppressing The Post’s bombshell October 2020 stories on Hunter Biden

...son of President Joe: cashiered from the Navy, a crackhead, wheeler dealer, leg humper, horn dog, and general all around ne'er do well. We're supposed to feel sorry for him...
’s laptop.

Vijaya Gadde, who received a $12.5 million severance package when she was fired as policy director in October by new Twitter CEO Elon Musk, testified before the House Oversight Committee that The Post’s reporting was censored in large part because photos from Hunter’s laptop "looked like they may have been obtained through hacking."

"In 2018, we had developed a policy intended to prevent Twitter from becoming a dumping ground for hacked materials," she said before adding: "It became clear that Twitter had not fully appreciated the impact of that policy on free press and others."

"In hindsight, Twitter should have reinstated The Post account immediately," Gadde went on.

Does that mean you’ll voluntarily give back the $12.5mil you really oughtn’t have taken, given your abysmal performance in that role, or should Mr. Musk sue you for it, based on your confession?

Courtesy of Skidmark:

House representative warns Twitter execs they could go to jail; FBI responds to allegations of censorship

[FoxNews] House Rep. Clay Higgins warned former Twitter executives on Wednesday of possible arrest for interfering with 2020 presidential election.

Former Twitter executives who met with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday were given a stern warning from one representative, who said arrests were coming their way.

The purpose of the hearing was to address how Twitter blocked the sharing of a report on Hunter Biden’s laptop by the New York Post prior to the 2020 election.

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in May 2021 that blocking the Hunter Biden story was a "total mistake."

Still, during questioning, several members of the House Oversight Committee, including Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., were firm in their questioning of the representatives who appeared on Wednesday.

Higgins told Twitter’s former Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth, former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, former Twitter deputy counsel James Baker and Anika Collier Navaroli, a former employee at Twitter, that the bottom line was the FBI had the "Biden Crime Family" laptop for a year, knowing it was leaking and that those leaks would hurt the Biden campaign.

Higgins accused the FBI of using its relationship with Twitter to suppress criminal evidence against Joe Biden, a month before the 2020 election.

"You, ladies and gentlemen, interfered with the United States of America 2020 presidential election, knowingly and willingly," Higgins said. "That’s the bad news, it’s gonna get worse because this is the investigation part. Later comes the arrest part. Your attorneys are familiar with that."

The FBI rejected the characterization of an inappropriate relationship with Twitter and issued a statement in response to Higgins' comments.

"The FBI does not instruct or direct any social media company to censor an account or remove information from their platform. In carrying out its law enforcement mission, the FBI receives voluntarily provided information from these companies, when the company believes there is a serious risk of death or serious physical injury," the FBI said in a statement obtained by Fox News correspondent David Spunt.

"In addition, the FBI also shares identified malign foreign influence information with these companies. The information we provide in these circumstances is specific to foreign actors — such as Russia, China, and Iran and their activities, we do not provide information based on content or narratives without attribution to a foreign actor. We may also alert social media companies about intentional attempts to post disinformation about voting times, places, or dates, which may be a federal crime. Private sector entities independently make decisions about what, if any, action they take on their platforms and for their customers in response to information we share."

Posted by:Fred

#18 I suspect Besoeker is on the right track- this to be used to destroy Musk’s Twitter.

Posted by: Glenmore 2023-02-09 15:11

#17 We are in agreement. My philosophy at work is that it is not an accident if someone did it on purpose.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-02-09 12:51

#16 There was no foking "mistake" made. These are highly educated, intelligent people.

The only "mistake" made was they figured their FBI cover and backstopping would hold up. E. Musk got rid of Baker and everything turned to kak. Trust these onerous SOB's at your own risk. You need a Waco Branch Dividian fire photo to go with that ?

Sorry, Supe.... I just get carried away sometimes.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-09 12:29

#15 They admit it was a mistake in retrospect because they got caught and may be held accountable although probably not criminally. They are remorseful about getting caught and intend to rectify the getting caught part going forward. That is not contrition.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-02-09 12:22

#14 A mistake?

A mistake is thinking the tuna salad sandwich from an Oklahoma gas station is fine.

A mistake is not checking your hot water load of clothes for red socks.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-09 12:22

#13 Ref #5: Be a real shame if the firm lost some of it's tax exempt status, or certain key employees found themselves the subject of 'random' IRS investigations.

Source payment IRS reporting ?

We were just getting ready to cover that. These things actually fall under classified IRS intelligence contingency financial regulations and as such, are not subject to the usual reporting schemes. We can have an IRS senior brief you if you like. We deal strictly in cash, but thanks for asking.

Next time you're in town, let us know. You like guns? We'll take you down to the range for some quality time, and later lunch in the executive dining room.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-09 11:50

#12 Jack was off "microdosing." It made him a better CEO (yeah, sure).

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-09 11:48

#11 So, where was Jack Dorsey? Yeah, he testified two years ago. So, what?

Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-02-09 11:46

#10 Does that mean you’ll voluntarily give back the $12.5mil you really oughtn’t have taken, given your abysmal performance in that role, or should Mr. Musk sue you for it, based on your confession?

Sounds like she's gonna need that money for lawyers.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-09 11:44

#9 Even CBS is covering the hearings, interviewing Comer. I saw this in passing just before breakfast but did not listen long enough to pass judgment on the coverage. The only thing I can say about CBS's coverage is that they declared the story to be a wild right-wing conspiracy theory when it first came out in the New York Post in October of 2020, just before the election. That was an obvious lie to which they will most certainly not admit now but it's proof that CBS cannot be trusted.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-09 11:41

#8 MTG Rips Ex-Twitter Execs New Cloaca As AOC Melts Down With Hysterical Lies

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-09 11:35

#7 Threatens arrests? Clear deep state election interference and no more shades of Toothless Trey?

Common we want action.

Posted by: Woodrow 2023-02-09 09:50

#6 Speaking of social media - a coup at Project Veritas has O'Keefe ousted. Pfizer has some very long knives.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-02-09 09:22

#5 "The FBI does not instruct or direct any social media company to censor an account or remove information from their platform." Directly? Of course not. Indirectly? You betursweetass. The fascists know ever trick of the trade.

Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2023-02-09 09:16

#4 /\ Baker was likely the Gov't liaison and collection manager. His knowledge of the community requirements and process would have made him an ideal pick.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-09 07:48

#3 Former FBI Counsel Jim Baker Denies Colluding with Government While at Twitter

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-09 07:43

#2 /\ An easy 'four Pinocchio' win.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-09 07:41

#1 Twitter execs admit it was a 'mistake' to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story but insist there was NO collusion with the Democrats, FBI, or the federal government in suppressing articles before the 2020 election

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-09 06:35

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