Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) humiliated former impeachment counsel Rep. Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) on Thursday in a hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Thursday.
Goldman worked as the lead counsel for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-NY) on the House Intelligence Committee during its impeachment investigation into then-President Donald Trump in 2019. He was also an ardent proponent of the âRussia collusionâ hoax, even taunting Trump on Twitter be declaring that the âpee tapeâ would be found.
What lying? Nothing in the dossier has proved to be false (including your pee tape). But we can agree that we all look forward to the facts coming out. Everything that has come out so far has shown you to be an out and out liar (eg Cohen tape, purpose of June 9 meeting, etc). https://t.co/or1ZQbCmy0
â Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) August 5, 2018
In questioning witnesses on Thursday, Goldman joined other Democrats in defending censorship of social media. He also pushed witnesses to admit that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential campaign.
But Goldman took things a step too far when he claimed, falsely, that the government had never told Twitter to take down any âlawfulâ content. And when he made that claim, Jordan immediately showed the proof:
Rep. Daniel Goldman (who bought a congressional seat) says “you cannot find actual evidence of any direct government censorship of lawful speech.”
Rep. @Jim_Jordan then pulls out an email from the White House to Twitter asking them to censor a tweet from @RobertKennedyJr. pic.twitter.com/HEsr3rQC5E
â Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 9, 2023
One of the other members was heard to say âBoomâ as Jordan produced evidence to contradict Goldmanâs lie.
(Update: Notably, Goldmanâs former boss asked that Twitter censor investigative journalist Paul Sperry, who had reported on the so-called âwhistleblowerâ in the impeachment investigation, as well as several others.)
Goldman is also the heir to the Leviâs fortune, and used his wealth to fund his congressional campaign.
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