Turley: Twitter Files Hearing Was A "Soviet Show Trial," Democrats Used It To Attack Free Speech And A Free Press
Posted By Ian Schwartz
On Date March 11, 2023 George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley on Saturday appeared on FOX News to react to the Twitter Files hearing in the House. Turley said the hearing was like a Soviet show trial because Democrats were outraged when Republicans allowed witnesses to respond to allegations made by the Democrats.
"You had Democrats who accused former members of Congress of being Putin lovers and conspiracy theorists," Turley said. "All they were doing was raising free-speech concerns but what really was shocking in the last hearing is the Democrats have now severed their connection to the free press and the values underlying the free press."
"You had members openly calling for sources and when these journalists refused to do it, you had members like Congresswoman [Sylvia] Garcia (D-TX) and Delegate [Stacey] Plaskett (D-VI) saying, 'Oh, well, I think you just confirmed that Musk is your source because you wouldn't say that he wasn't.' It was just otherworldly," Turley said of the hearing.
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