House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the House of Representatives. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) has warned telecommunications companies not to share information with the House Special Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Both McCarthy and Green said on Tuesday that the two companies will face consequences if they comply with the committee’s data requirements. Republicans All are under the control of the government. The committee asked 35 telecommunications and social media companies to provide it with records on Monday.
Some requested records About Green and other Republican members Congress Who participated in the “Stop Stealing” rally in support of the former president on January 6 Donald TrumpAccording to reports, he falsely claimed that he “won” the 2020 election CNNShortly after the rally, the Capitol was broken into by thugs who claimed that Trump was the victim of election fraud.
McCarthy said in a statement: “If these companies comply with the order of the Democratic Party to hand over private information, they will violate federal law and may lose the ability to operate in the United States.” “If the company still chooses to violate federal law, the Republican Party The majority will not forget and will stand with the Americans and let them take full responsibility in accordance with the law.”
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“This brings us into waters that we have never set foot in the United States,” Green said in Fox News‘ Tucker Carlson tonight“The United States has never been a communist country. But these are strategies Democratic Party I want to use. “
“These mobile phone companies, these telecommunications companies, they better not deal with these Democrats,” Green added. “Because Republicans will return to the majority in 2022, we will take this very seriously… If they agree to do so, they will be shut down. This is a promise.”
Green and McCarthy predict that the Republicans will control Congress after the 2022 midterm elections.If Republicans did manage to win back control of the House of Representatives Senate, The White House pledged to remain in the hands of the Democratic Party before the president Joe BidenThe term of office is until January 20, 2025.
It is not clear whether Biden may veto any legislation that the Republican Congress is trying to pass, and whether it will support a bill to “close” telecommunications companies. Biden may not support a proposal to punish the company just for complying with the committee’s requirements.
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During Trump’s presidency, he repeatedly threatened to repeal Article 230 of the Communications Regulation Act, which protects online platforms from legal liability involving third-party content due to allegedly against himself and himself on social media. Other conservatives are biased. Although some Republicans and Democrats supported changing the law, Trump’s efforts ultimately failed.
