Rep. Boebert Goes off on Twitter Hearing Witnesses over Her Account Ban: ‘Who the Hell Do You Think that You Are?’

BOEBERT We know how ░░░░░░░░ FBI agents worked at ░░░░░░░░ while you were there ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ active FBI BOEBERT Former ░░░░░░░░ agents how many worked ░░░░░░░░ while you were there ░░░░░░░░ I m aware of ░░░░░░░░ two BOEBERT Well we ░░░░░░░░ of at least nine ░░░░░░░░ they started the BU ░░░░░░░░ chat BU for Bureau ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth did the ░░░░░░░░ ever ask you to ░░░░░░░░ information like users communication ░░░░░░░░ without going through proper ░░░░░░░░ channels ROTH No they ░░░░░░░░ not And I would ░░░░░░░░ refused if they had ░░░░░░░░ That s correct I ░░░░░░░░ that you denied Agent ░░░░░░░░ s request for access ░░░░░░░░ Twitter s data feed ░░░░░░░░ s sick isn t ░░░░░░░░ you would deny it ░░░░░░░░ s that the FBI ░░░░░░░░ even ask you for ░░░░░░░░ private data of American ░░░░░░░░ without going through legal ░░░░░░░░ of the law Now ░░░░░░░░ want to remind you ░░░░░░░░ Roth that you are ░░░░░░░░ oath Did the FBI ░░░░░░░░ ask you to do ░░░░░░░░ that was illegal or ░░░░░░░░ legal ROTH I m ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer but certainly ░░░░░░░░ to the best of ░░░░░░░░ recollection or knowledge BOEBERT ░░░░░░░░ from the hearing that ░░░░░░░░ ve been a part ░░░░░░░░ today it s almost ░░░░░░░░ to tell where the ░░░░░░░░ ends and where Twitter ░░░░░░░░ We have Mr Baker ░░░░░░░░ former FBI agent and ░░░░░░░░ seems to be a ░░░░░░░░ door between the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Twitter itself Even Mr ░░░░░░░░ said that there was ░░░░░░░░ collusion with the federal ░░░░░░░░ and Twitter but Mr ░░░░░░░░ that s you You ░░░░░░░░ the collusion between the ░░░░░░░░ government and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ now with it this ░░░░░░░░ such a problem because ░░░░░░░░ re seeing censorship all ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth Ms Gadde ░░░░░░░░ either of you approve ░░░░░░░░ shadow banning of my ░░░░░░░░ laurenboebert Yes or no ░░░░░░░░ No I did not ░░░░░░░░ Not to the best ░░░░░░░░ my recollection BOEBERT Well ░░░░░░░░ me refresh your memory ░░░░░░░░ on March 12 2021 ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth I know ░░░░░░░░ looked at it because ░░░░░░░░ Twitter 1 0 had ░░░░░░░░ public interest exceptions policy ░░░░░░░░ means for members of ░░░░░░░░ to be shadow banned ░░░░░░░░ had to go before ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth So I ░░░░░░░░ ask again did you ░░░░░░░░ ban my account yes ░░░░░░░░ no ROTH Again not ░░░░░░░░ the best of my ░░░░░░░░ BOEBERT So the answer ░░░░░░░░ Mr Roth yes you ░░░░░░░░ I found out last ░░░░░░░░ from Twitter staff that ░░░░░░░░ suppressed my account for ░░░░░░░░ tweet It s a ░░░░░░░░ joke about Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ angry that she couldn ░░░░░░░░ rig her election It ░░░░░░░░ a joke but in ░░░░░░░░ being the sinister overlords ░░░░░░░░ you all are you ░░░░░░░░ a 90 day account ░░░░░░░░ so I could not ░░░░░░░░ found And now we ░░░░░░░░ here that Twitter staff ░░░░░░░░ the visibility filter on ░░░░░░░░ account excluded me from ░░░░░░░░ searches prevented notifications for ░░░░░░░░ followers and much more ░░░░░░░░ is considered an aggressive ░░░░░░░░ filter You silenced members ░░░░░░░░ Congress from communicating with ░░░░░░░░ constituents You silenced me ░░░░░░░░ communicating with the American ░░░░░░░░ over a freaking joke ░░░░░░░░ who the hell do ░░░░░░░░ think that you are ░░░░░░░░ interference Yeah I would ░░░░░░░░ that that was taking ░░░░░░░░ because of you four ░░░░░░░░ here The Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ story was suppressed A ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress was ░░░░░░░░ a sitting president was ░░░░░░░░ from Twitter You know ░░░░░░░░ bet that Putin is ░░░░░░░░ in the Kremlin wishing ░░░░░░░░ had as much election ░░░░░░░░ interference as you four ░░░░░░░░ today We ve heard ░░░░░░░░ threats to democracy Well ░░░░░░░░ about shutting down a ░░░░░░░░ elected member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ is fundamental to our ░░░░░░░░ s governance and you ░░░░░░░░ attacked that very foundation ░░░░░░░░ protections Well those are ░░░░░░░░ publishers not for editors ░░░░░░░░ it s clear you ░░░░░░░░ not acting as publishers ░░░░░░░░ were acting as editors ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman I think ░░░░░░░░ s far past time ░░░░░░░░ we remove 230 protections ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech platforms who ░░░░░░░░ abusing this protection And ░░░░░░░░ me just say I ░░░░░░░░ not angry for myself ░░░░░░░░ m not angry because ░░░░░░░░ was silenced I can ░░░░░░░░ out to Elon and ░░░░░░░░ his staff and I ░░░░░░░░ see what s happened ░░░░░░░░ I can sit here ░░░░░░░░ and hold you all ░░░░░░░░ account I am angry ░░░░░░░░ the millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ were silenced because of ░░░░░░░░ decisions because of your ░░░░░░░░ because of your collusion ░░░░░░░░ the federal government They ░░░░░░░░ t reach out to ░░░░░░░░ They can t sit ░░░░░░░░ today and hold you ░░░░░░░░ account We don t ░░░░░░░░ where the FBI ends ░░░░░░░░ Twitter begins but I ░░░░░░░░ want to thank Elon ░░░░░░░░ for firing crosstalk you ░░░░░░░░ and saving free speech ░░░░░░░░ even Twitter Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ yield.”