Nowhere To Run: Judge Denies Jen Psaki's Attempt To Avoid Testifying

By Vickie Ferguson | Thursday, 24 November 2022 05:15 AM
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Nowhere To Run: Judge Denies Jen Psaki's Attempt To Avoid Testifying

On Monday, federal Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana’s Western District issued the decision ordering former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to testify about the role the White House had in social media censorship, according to a report by Blaze Media.

Psaki’s attorneys had put forth a motion asking that the court block an order for her to testify. The attorneys cited there was public interest in “determining whether First Amendment free speech rights have been suppressed.”

Two Republican Attorney Generals, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Eric Schmitt of Missouri, filed the lawsuit. Their reason was based on free speech on social media platforms that were censored by high-ranking Biden administration officials “under the guise of combating misinformation.”

On October 21, Judge Doughty ruled that both Psaki and Dr. Anthony Fauci were required to provide testimony for the lawsuit. Once the October ruling was in place, Attorney General Schmitt said, “After finding documentation of a collusive relationship between the Biden administration and social media companies to censor free speech, we immediately filed a motion to get these officials under oath.”

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Schmitt added, “It is high time we shine a light on this censorship enterprise and force these officials to come clean to the American people, and this ruling will allow us to do just that.” “We’ll keep pressing for the truth.”

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Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, shared his opinion, noting there was supportive evidence that contentions were made regarding the lawsuit.

He said, “The concern for free speech advocates is that there is a type of censorship by surrogate, that Democratic leaders and other groups have used social media to silence opposing voices, and you’ve had a number of people who’ve been banned on social media or had tweets taken down that have been proven correct.”

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He added, “The government is not allowed to do indirectly what it is prohibited from doing directly,” when there is the possibility of collusion between companies operating social media platforms and the government.

In July, emails related to censorship and social media had to be turned over by the Biden administration since they were considered part of the lawsuit. Critics said the White House was part of a campaign to prohibit free speech, and the emails were proof of the Biden administration’s participation.

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