Sen. Hawley Demands Answers On Disinformation Board’s Efforts
November 17, 2022 5:28AM CST
FILE – IN this Jan 15, 2019 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Attorney General nominee William Barr during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hawley is facing conservative backlash after raising concerns with President Donald Trump’s nominee to a high-profile appeals court. The Judicial Crisis Network on Monday announced plans to spend $500,000 on Missouri ads to sway Hawley to support D.C.-area U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Neomi Rao. Hawley on Monday told KFTK 97.1 FM Newstalk’s Marc Cox that Rao doesn’t have a strong record on abortion. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
(MISSOURINET) – Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley has sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (may-york-is) wanting answers from a board tasked with combatting disinformation. The letter follows reports that indicate the board was allegedly colluding with Big Tech to censor certain news stories. During an earlier hearing, Hawley cross examined DHS Secretary Mayorkas on this same subject…
Secretary Mayorkas is set to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday at 9:15 a.m.
