When the FBI Attacks Critics as “Conspiracy Theorists,” It’s Time to Reform the Bureau

Below is my column in the Hill on the need for a new “Church Committee” to investigate and reform the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after years of scandals involving alleged political bias. In response to criticism over its role in Twitter’s censorship system, the FBI lashed out against critics as “conspiracy theorists” spreading disinformation. However, it still refuses to supply new information on other companies, beyond Twitter, that it has paid to engage in censorship.

When the FBI Attacks Critics as “Conspiracy Theorists,” It’s Time to Reform the Bureau

Previously:

The FBI Paid Twitter $3.4 Million for Processing Requests:

Twitter’s “Guidelines for law enforcement” does state under a section titled “Cost reimbursement” that “Twitter may seek reimbursement for costs associated with information produced pursuant to legal process and as permitted by law (e.g., under 18 U.S.C. §2706).” But the fact that this garnered millions from the FBI was not, as far as I can tell, known until now.

Project Veritas Ruling Endangers Journalism

H/T: Hard Lens Media

Related:

Project Veritas loses jury verdict to Democratic consulting firm

Jury Rules Project Veritas Violated Wiretapping Laws and Fraudulently Misrepresented Themselves

[Allison] Maas reportedly joined Democracy Partners as part of an unpaid internship using a fake name and a fabricated resume. That act of subterfuge, according to the jury, “amounted to fraudulent misrepresentation,” according to Politico.

Personally, this doesn’t look like a First Amendment case. It looks like a case of resume fraud. 🤷🏼‍♀️