House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Former White House Officials Over Alleged Censorship Efforts

The subpoenas follow a state lawsuit alleging the Biden administration violated First Amendment rights by pressuring social media platforms to censor content.

• House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed former White House director of digital strategy Rob Flaherty and former White House COVID-19 coordinator Andy Slavitt over alleged censorship efforts.
• The subpoenas follow unsuccessful attempts to force Flaherty and Slavitt to testify in a state lawsuit brought by Missouri and Louisiana, which the Supreme Court will consider in its coming term.
• The lawsuit alleges that the Biden administration violated Americans’ First Amendment free speech rights by pressuring social media platforms to censor content.
• Documents obtained by the Committee allegedly show that Flaherty and his team leaned on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google-owned YouTube to limit the spread of alleged misinformation about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
• White House spokesman Ian Sams called the subpoenas “baseless” and a “political stunt,” but didn’t say how or whether the executive branch would seek to resist the demands.

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