House Judiciary Committee Threatens Contempt Charges Against Google for Failure to Comply With Subpoena
- House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan warned Google may face contempt charges if it does not provide unredacted documents related to communications with the Biden administration about censorship.
- The committee has accused Google of obstructing its review of over 4,000 pages of documents by improperly redacting key details.
- The committee demands unredacted documents detailing any coordination between Google and the Biden administration to censor free speech.
- The requested documents include emails, text messages, and messages from platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp.
- The investigation was encouraged by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who claimed tech companies have become "arms of the Democratic Party."