A contentious House hearing saw Democrats repeatedly call into question the professionalism and motives of journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger.
House Democrats referred to Matt Taibbi and Michael Shallenberger as ‘so called journalists’ and Elon Musk’s personal ‘scribes’and Michael Shellenberger, two of the media figures behind breaking the"Twitter Files," implying they were paid off and not true journalists.
Stacey Plaskett, a Democratic delegate for the Virgin Islands and the committee ranking member, began her opening remarks by claiming the Twitter Files provided no evidence of pressure from the federal government onto the tech giant. Her characterization of the witnesses sparked a response, with Taibbi shaking his head in disbelief and Shellenberger quietly laughing to himself.
"Mr. Chairman, I'm not exaggerating when I say that you have called before you two witnesses who pose a direct threat to people who oppose them," Plaskett said after the video concluded. But, Plaskett doubled down and later tweeted her comments about Taibbi and Shellenberger posing a"direct threat" as well., saying,"Ranking member Plaskett, I'm not a so-called journalist. I've won the National Magazine Award, the IF Stone Award for Independent Journalism and I've written ten books."
She then read off a quote from Taibbi, who told podcast host Joe Rogan on December 7, 2021,"Once you start getting handed things, then you've lost. They have you at that point and you gotta get out of that habit. You just can't cross that line."
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