The Censorship-Industrial Complex

Date:

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Matt Taibbi

Editor, Racket News

Taibbi Truth in Testimony

Taibbi Testimony

Mr. Michael Shellenberger

CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin, Founder

Shellenberger Truth in Testimony

Shellenberger Testimony

Shellenberger Biography

Ms. Rupa Subramanya

Journalist, The Free Press

Subramanya Truth in Testimony

Subramanya Testimony

Mr. Craig Aaron

Co-CEO, Free Press

Aaron Truth in Testimony

Aaron Testimony

Aaron Biography

Meeting Documents

An article from Newsmax titled "Shellenberger: USAID Paid for Trump Impeachment Effort dated February 6, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of Kentucky.

An article from Business Insider titled Trump Admin Tells Facebook to Remove Posts About Tearing Down Statues dated June 26, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from Rolling Stone titled Twitter Kept Entire Database of Republican Requests to Censor Posts dated February 8, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from Vanity Fair dated February 8, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from the Washington Examiner titled Trump also tried to suppress free speech on Twitter dated February 9, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from The Associated Press titled AP statement on Oval Office access dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of Pennsylvania.

A document from the Supreme Court Murthy, Surgeon General, et al. v. Missouri dated October 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York.

A letter to Inspector General Horowitz dated February 12, 2025, from Members of Congress, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York.

An article from The New York Times titled Elon Musks Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Goldman of New York.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated March 1, 2024,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated April 11, 2024,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 16, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 22, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated May 31, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 14, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June, 16, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 20, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 21, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 22, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 23, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 26, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated June 28, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated July 19, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated September 19, 2023,submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of Texas.

A letter from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, dated February 12, 2025, to the House Judiciary Committee, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

A statement, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

A letter to Inspector General Horowitz dated February 12, 2025, from Members of Congress, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of Florida.

A letter to Chairman Jordan dated August 26th from Mark Zuckerberg, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gooden of Texas.

An article from New Republic titled "'Twitter Files' Matt Taibbi Says Elon Musk Sent Him Unhinged Messages," dated February 16, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from Just Security titled "Connecting the Dots, Donald Trump's Tightening Grip on Press Freedom" dated February 6, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from CNN titled "Musk Touts DOGE Transparency, But Downplays His Conflicts of Interest" dated February 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of Maryland.

An article from The New York Times titled "E.U. Sets the Stage for a Clash Over Disinformation" dated September 27, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Jordan of Ohio.