Facebook reckoning comes as Jan. 6 inquiry heats up: The Note

It might almost look like bipartisanship is back on Tuesday, when a Senate subcommittee convenes a hearing with a former Facebook employee.

The TAKE with Rick Klein

It might almost look like bipartisanship is back on Tuesday, when a Senate subcommittee convenes a hearing with a former Facebook employee, as Democrats and Republicans are almost equally eager to use the hearing to blast the social media giant.

They’re coming at their outrage from decidedly different angles, which could stifle efforts to pass meaningful regulations more than any perceived technological illiteracy in Congress.

But the timing could hardly be worse for social media companies, even aside from Monday’s bizarrely timed, though apparently unrelated, site outage. The House committee examining the events of Jan. 6 is picking up its pace on information gathering, scheduling formal witness interviews this week and, if necessary, seeking to enforce subpoenas for those who are unwilling to cooperate.