Democrats solicit supply of Twitter Files’ journalist Matt Taibbi however fail

On Thursday (March 9), Democrats pressured journalist Matt Taibbi to reveal his sources in connection to the ‘Twitter Files’ expose however the latter refused to present in to the intimidation.

During a Judiciary Committee Hearing, Democratic Party Representative (Texas) Sylvia Garcia sought to know when the brand new Twitter proprietor Elon Musk approached Taibbi with the inner communications of the micro-blogging platform.

“You are asking a journalist to reveal his sources…You are trying to get me to tell you that he (Elon Musk) is the source,” the journalist identified. Taibbi had earlier made it clear that he’s not going to disclose who approached him to work on Twitter Files.

BREAKING: Matt Taibbi refuses to disclose his sources after Democrats attempt to intimidate him over the Twitter Files.

Taibbi is an American hero 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/pAfLuWvNyq

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 9, 2023

Rep Sylvia Garcia mentioned, “If you are telling me that you can’t answer because he is your source, then the only logical conclusion is that he is in fact your source.”

“You are free to conclude that,” Taibbi hit again. The Democrat House Representative instructed the journalist that he can’t have it each methods. This led to a heated dialogue among the many Judiciary Committee members a few journalist’s proper to withhold the title of his sources.

“He can, he’s a journalist…He is saying that he is not going to reveal his source…The fact that Democrats are pressuring him to do so is such a violation of the First Amendment,” responded Committee Chairman and Republican Representative (Ohio) Jim Jordan.

🔥 EPIC Exchange At Today’s #TwitterFiles Hearing Where Stacey Plaskett Slams Elon Musk & His ‘So-Called Journalists’

“Ranking Member Plaskett, I’m not a ‘so-called journalist’. I’ve gained the National Magazine Award, the I.F. Stone Award for Independent Journalism, and I’ve… https://t.co/BWYuLDTGEz pic.twitter.com/VdAvZ9KNs2

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) March 9, 2023

During the listening to, a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives named Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett tried to downplay the credentials of Matt Taibbi by intentionally referring to him as a ‘so-called journalist.’

“…My name is Matt Taibbi. I’ve been a reporter for over 30 years, and a staunch advocate for the First Amendment. Much of that time has been spent at Rolling Stone magazine. Ranking Member Plaskett, I’m not a ‘so-called journalist’”, he had mentioned.

“I’ve won the National Magazine Award, the I.F. Stone Award for independent journalism, and written ten books, including four New York Times bestsellers. I’m now the editor of the online magazine Racket, on the independent platform Substack,” he emphasised.

Which journalists an organization or its executives talks to is just not remotely the federal government’s enterprise. This is an insane overreach https://t.co/87JdDQ2s0P

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 7, 2023

Earlier on Wednesday (March 8), Taibbi slammed the mainstream media for not elevating its voice in opposition to the insane overreach of the Biden administration.

“Which journalists a company or its executives talk to is not remotely the government’s business. This is an insane overreach,” he mentioned after Federal Trade Commission demanded names of journalists, from Twitter, who labored on ‘Twitter Files.’

The ‘Twitter Files’ (as it’s now known as) story was initially damaged by impartial journalist Matt Taibbi. It uncovered how the Twitter moderation workforce justified the censorship of the Hunter Biden story, below the guise of the ‘hacked materials policy,’ by the likes of Vijaya Gadde. 

The subsequent editions of the ‘Twitter Files’ gave a glimpse into the high-handedness of a ‘select few’ staff on the social media platform, who routinely censored right-wing accounts and non-mainstream narratives with full disregard for Twitter’s guidelines.