House Democrat Threatens Twitter Files Journalist With Imprisonment

House Democrat Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., falsely claimed that "Twitter Files" journalist Matt Taibbi lied under oath during his congressional testimony and threatened him with prosecution and imprisonment.

The backlash against journalists reporting on the Department Homeland Security’s reach into social media platforms took an ominous turn in recent days.

In a letter I exclusively obtained, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., falsely claimed that “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi ...

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