Democrats tried to censor one of their own, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after his passionate opening statement on Thursday at a hearing on censorship at the House Weaponization Subcommittee.
Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) defended censorship on Thursday, arguing that certain views should not enjoy the free speech protections of the First Amendment, which she said was limited by the Supreme Court.
Hollywood star Tim Robbins has slammed prominent Democrat lawmakers for threatening to jail independent journalist Matt Taibbi over his reporting on the Twitter Files, which showed large-scale collusion between the federal government and Twitter to censor conservatives.
Democrats, led by Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett, are threatening independent journalist Matt Taibbi with prison time for his role in “Twitter Files” reporting, alleging — falsely — that he committed perjury.
Rancor broke out in the opening minutes of the Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the weaponization of the federal government after the committee’s top Democrat accused journalists of “threatening” Twitter employees.
The first hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Thursday demonstrated the magnitude of the panel’s investigation into alleged civil liberties violations by government agencies.
Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) said Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the message “in some corners of the Republican conference” was “outright white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism.”
Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Velshi” that based on a New York Times report that the Justice Department was investigating Roger Stone’s ties to some of the Capitol rioters, it was becoming clear that former President Donald Trump “a planner” of the so-called insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she and the other impeachment managers did not need more witnesses to prove their case.
House impeachment managers argued Wednesday afternoon that then-President Donald Trump had not only incited the January 6 Capitol riot with his speech, but had secretly planned the riot by conspiring with the Proud Boys, among others.
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested in New York on Saturday and later charged with sex trafficking involving dozens of girls, donated thousands of dollars to Democrat candidates and left-leaning committees from 1990 until 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org.
Stacey Plaskett, the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Virgin Islands, reversed course on Tuesday, announcing she would no longer keep the thousands of dollars donated to her campaign by Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy sex offender recently accused of child sex trafficking.
Stacey Plaskett, the delegate to the U.S House of Representatives from the Virgin Islands, is unlikely to return the thousands of dollars donated to her campaign by Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire sex offender recently arrested for child sex trafficking.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) said on Friday that Congress should set up a 9/11-style commission to look into President Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria.
