Twitter Files author Taibbi slams Dem congressman after accusation of 'gaslighting' Americans
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Twitter Files author Matt Taibbi is responding to Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., who accused him of "gaslighting" Americans with the revelations into Twitter's previous conduct.
"Congressman, why is a 'Foreign Influence' task force sending Excel spreadsheets full of joke tweets from low-follower accounts in Maryland, Kentucky, and Ohio? Why does the FITF spend so much time reviewing domestic speech?" Taibbi said on Saturday. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on Twitter @asabes10.
Taibbi's response comes after he released a new version of the Twitter Files, outlining Twitter's previous communication with "other government agencies."
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