‘My, My, My… You Hold a Hearing and You Can’t Prove Your Point’: Democrat Roasts Jim Jordan Over Line of Questioning

JORDAN Did they tell ░░░░░░░░ it was hacked ROTH ░░░░░░░░ sir they did not ░░░░░░░░ On October 14 2020 ░░░░░░░░ blocks the New York ░░░░░░░░ s story on the ░░░░░░░░ Biden the New York ░░░░░░░░ story on Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ suspends their account The ░░░░░░░░ before FBI special agent ░░░░░░░░ Chan sends you an ░░░░░░░░ the email says this ░░░░░░░░ up I will be ░░░░░░░░ a Teleporter Link for ░░░░░░░░ to download 10 documents ░░░░░░░░ s not spam Please ░░░░░░░░ receipt when you get ░░░░░░░░ Two minutes later 6 ░░░░░░░░ P M you respond ░░░░░░░░ Received and downloaded Thanks ░░░░░░░░ were those 10 documents ░░░░░░░░ Twitter didn t give ░░░░░░░░ access to my laptop ░░░░░░░░ Special Agent Chan has ░░░░░░░░ publicly and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ confirmed that those documents ░░░░░░░░ not relate to Hunter ░░░░░░░░ and that s my ░░░░░░░░ of that JORDAN What ░░░░░░░░ they relate to ROTH ░░░░░░░░ interactions with Agent Chan ░░░░░░░░ with the FBI almost ░░░░░░░░ focused on what the ░░░░░░░░ called malign foreign interference ░░░░░░░░ like Russian troll farms ░░░░░░░░ Iranian involvement in the ░░░░░░░░ not on any type ░░░░░░░░ domestic activity JORDAN Any ░░░░░░░░ the information on there ░░░░░░░░ ROTH No sir I ░░░░░░░░ not hold a security ░░░░░░░░ and so I would ░░░░░░░░ have received any classified ░░░░░░░░ JORDAN Who does hold ░░░░░░░░ security clearance I ll ░░░░░░░░ go to second email ░░░░░░░░ I m just curious ░░░░░░░░ this What I propose ░░░░░░░░ that 30 days out ░░░░░░░░ the election this is ░░░░░░░░ e mail to you ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chan that we ░░░░░░░░ temporary clearances you pick ░░░░░░░░ they are Who were ░░░░░░░░ people at Twitter who ░░░░░░░░ a security clearance ROTH ░░░░░░░░ be honest sir I ░░░░░░░░ not sure And we ░░░░░░░░ ultimately followed through on ░░░░░░░░ plan to get temporary ░░░░░░░░ JORDAN Did anyone at ░░░░░░░░ have a security clearance ░░░░░░░░ It s my understanding ░░░░░░░░ at least some current ░░░░░░░░ former employees did hold ░░░░░░░░ but I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ about that JORDAN Ms ░░░░░░░░ you know if anyone ░░░░░░░░ up Mr Chan s ░░░░░░░░ to hand out security ░░░░░░░░ 30 days before the ░░░░░░░░ election GADDE Not that ░░░░░░░░ m aware JORDAN So ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ people had security clearances ░░░░░░░░ Do we know Mr ░░░░░░░░ Ms Gadde Anyone know ░░░░░░░░ many people at Twitter ░░░░░░░░ a security clearance 30 ░░░░░░░░ prior to the election ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ answer to that question ░░░░░░░░ Ms Gadde GADDE I ░░░░░░░░ not know JORDAN Mr ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ No sir JORDAN How ░░░░░░░░ the last one Ms ░░░░░░░░ do you know NAVAROLI ░░░░░░░░ JORDAN I mean it ░░░░░░░░ like the offer was ░░░░░░░░ of just hand them ░░░░░░░░ like candy I just ░░░░░░░░ who had them No ░░░░░░░░ knows Okay Did so ░░░░░░░░ FBI didn t tell ░░░░░░░░ that it was faked ░░░░░░░░ t tell you that ░░░░░░░░ was hacked And Mr ░░░░░░░░ did this story violate ░░░░░░░░ policies ROTH In my ░░░░░░░░ at the time no ░░░░░░░░ did not JORDAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s what you said ░░░░░░░░ said What I would ░░░░░░░░ excuse me you said ░░░░░░░░ isn t clearly a ░░░░░░░░ of our hacked materials ░░░░░░░░ nor is it clearly ░░░░░░░░ violation of anything else ░░░░░░░░ I think what a ░░░░░░░░ of people are wondering ░░░░░░░░ if it didn t ░░░░░░░░ your policies and they ░░░░░░░░ t tell you it ░░░░░░░░ fake they didn t ░░░░░░░░ you it was hacked ░░░░░░░░ did you take it ░░░░░░░░ ROTH The company made ░░░░░░░░ decision that found that ░░░░░░░░ did violate the policy ░░░░░░░░ wasn t my personal ░░░░░░░░ at the time that ░░░░░░░░ did but the decision ░░░░░░░░ communicated to me by ░░░░░░░░ direct supervisor and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ didn t disagree with ░░░░░░░░ enough to object to ░░░░░░░░ action JORDAN You know ░░░░░░░░ I think happened Mr ░░░░░░░░ I think you guys ░░░░░░░░ played I think you ░░░░░░░░ wanted to take it ░░░░░░░░ down We saw that ░░░░░░░░ chairman put up where ░░░░░░░░ said you know everyone ░░░░░░░░ the White House is ░░░░░░░░ fascist I think you ░░░░░░░░ wanted it to be ░░░░░░░░ down I think you ░░░░░░░░ with these guys every ░░░░░░░░ we know that s ░░░░░░░░ established in the Twitter ░░░░░░░░ you had weekly meetings ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chan in the ░░░░░░░░ up to the election ░░░░░░░░ sent you all kinds ░░░░░░░░ emails they sent you ░░░░░░░░ on the super secret ░░░░░░░░ Bond Teleporter you get ░░░░░░░░ on that I think ░░░░░░░░ guys wanted to take ░░░░░░░░ down I think you ░░░░░░░░ got played by the ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ part because we had ░░░░░░░░ I mean this to ░░░░░░░░ is the real takeaway ░░░░░░░░ former intelligence officials five ░░░░░░░░ after you guys take ░░░░░░░░ the Hunter Biden story ░░░░░░░░ block the New York ░░░░░░░░ account five days later ░░░░░░░░ former intel officials sent ░░░░░░░░ letter and they say ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden story has ░░░░░░░░ the classic earmarks of ░░░░░░░░ Russian information operation The ░░░░░░░░ operation was run on ░░░░░░░░ guys and then by ░░░░░░░░ run on the American ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ And to Mr Raskin ░░░░░░░░ point that you guys ░░░░░░░░ t bound by the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment because you re ░░░░░░░░ private company okay maybe ░░░░░░░░ but you re and ░░░░░░░░ terms of service don ░░░░░░░░ have to comply with ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment Would that ░░░░░░░░ right Mr Roth They ░░░░░░░░ t have to You ░░░░░░░░ said as much in ░░░░░░░░ testimony ROTH My understanding ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment is ░░░░░░░░ it protects people and ░░░░░░░░ from government not JORDAN ░░░░░░░░ understand In your terms ░░░░░░░░ service So here s ░░░░░░░░ I want to know ░░░░░░░░ s what I want ░░░░░░░░ know Is this a ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ the government Mr Chan ░░░░░░░░ is sending you an ░░░░░░░░ saying We think these ░░░░░░░░ need to be looked ░░░░░░░░ because they violate your ░░░░░░░░ of service That s ░░░░░░░░ different standard So you ░░░░░░░░ the government saying your ░░░░░░░░ of service which don ░░░░░░░░ have to comply with ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment but the ░░░░░░░░ is saying We don ░░░░░░░░ think these accounts comply ░░░░░░░░ your terms of service ░░░░░░░░ take them down You ░░░░░░░░ a problem there Mr ░░░░░░░░ ROTH Mr Chairman I ░░░░░░░░ seeing a flashing red ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ the question Do I ░░░░░░░░ that that s a ░░░░░░░░ use of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ time No but I ░░░░░░░░ t see in a ░░░░░░░░ for review a problem ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment no ░░░░░░░░ I sure do I ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman I yield ░░░░░░░░ COMER Chair recognizes Mr ░░░░░░░░ for five minutes CONNOLLY ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Chairman My ░░░░░░░░ my what happens when ░░░░░░░░ hold a hearing and ░░░░░░░░ can t prove your ░░░░░░░░ Laughter We heard from ░░░░░░░░ chairman in his opening ░░░░░░░░ that it s wrong ░░░░░░░░ government to call Twitter ░░░░░░░░ say Take down a ░░░░░░░░ Did I hear that ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth ROTH That ░░░░░░░░ my understanding yes CONNOLLY ░░░░░░░░