Rep. Jordan Says Google Isn’t Complying With Subpoena
Google is failing to comply with the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into the company's alleged collusion with the Biden administration to censor online speech (see 2302150045), Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote Monday, threatening subpoena “enforcement” options. Parent company Alphabet delivered…
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some 4,000 documents in response to the subpoena, but the documents include “improper redactions,” Jordan wrote King & Spalding's Daniel Donovan, an attorney representing Alphabet. The company failed to deliver “material the Committee has reason to believe may be in the company’s possession and is responsive to the subpoena," wrote Jordan. The committee expects unredacted copies of the previous material and other material moving forward, he said. If the company doesn’t comply, the committee “may be forced to consider the use of one or more enforcement mechanisms,” he said. A company spokesperson said Monday: "Since December, we have been producing relevant documents in response to the committee’s requests and will continue to work constructively with them.”