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Democrats Attempts to Get “Twitter Files” Journalists to Reveal Their Sources, Get Upset When They Refuse

Fox News: Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, was accused of badgering journalist Matt Taibbi into revealing a source on Thursday during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing on the “Twitter Files,” but the reporter wouldn’t budge. Sourcing was a sensitive subject as it had already come up during the hearing when Taibbi was asked directly about it regarding his reporting on internal Twitter communications and accusations of government censorship. Garcia asked Taibbi when Twitter owner Elon Musk first approached him to partake in the “Twitter Files” project, which has allowed once-secret internal discussions to be exposed, revealing an array of issues. Taibbi began to say he couldn’t reveal that information when Garcia insisted she simply needed a date (Fox News). Townhall: Chaos. Tensions rise after House Democrats try to get (Matt Taibbi) to reveal his sources for the Twitter Files (Twitter). RNC Research: Journalist Michael Shellenberger says Biden’s FTC demanding Twitter reveal the names of journalists with whom they interacted is a “chilling” and “disturbing” attack on the free press. “I never thought that would happen in the United States of America” (Twitter).