Both Matt Taibi and Michael Shellenberger are both before Congress today in a hearing on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government on the Twitter Files.”
During the hearing, the despicable Debbie Wasserman Shultz actually accused journalist Matt Taibi of profiteering over his publishing of the Twitter Files in the last several months.
Rep. Wasserman-Schultz (@DWStweets) gets annoyed w/ Taibbi after he refuses to say he's "profiting" off the #TwitterFiles pic.twitter.com/nxEWdDob1L
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 9, 2023
DWS is attacking Matt Taibi for exposing how Twitter was working with the government to censor people.
She should be directing her questions toward what Matt Taibi published, but instead she’s attacking him for being a journalist!
Tell me, what journalist doesn’t make money that they didn’t have before?? Every journalist works for someone and makes money in their career as a journalist. That’s why her line of questioning is so despicable.
Joe Concha tweeted that this is a chilling attack by DWS: “A chilling attack of an actual journalist by a lawmaker in accusing him of profiteering. Classic deflection in going after the messenger. Matt Tiabbi has all the receipts and she knows it.”
Meanwhile, the ranking Democrat in the hearing today actually tried to get Taibi to reveal his sources.
Why are Democrats attempting to coerce journalists into revealing their sources? pic.twitter.com/c0p8qrSBsu
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 9, 2023
She was clearly asking him for his sources but then claimed she wasn’t when Chairman Jim Jordan interrupted.
Jordan interrupted her again and went after her for trying to get Taibi to reveal his sources at Twitter:
WATCH @StaceyPlaskett just falsely claimed she did not ask @mtaibbi to reveal his sources for the #TwitterFiles
She did.
ROLL THE TAPE. pic.twitter.com/JUVSuD0n61
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) March 9, 2023