GOP Leaders “Promise” Revenge

Republicans are threatening to “shut down” tech companies that preserve telecommunication records of the January 6 Insurrection.

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vows to retaliate against companies that comply with the House Select Committee’s investigation of the January 6 Insurrection saying, “a Republican majority will not forget.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene declared on Fox News, “These telecommunications companies, if they go along with this, they will be shut down, and that's a promise.”

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on Aug. 31, 2021.Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP (Getty Images)

GOP Minority Leader Vows Revenge Against Tech Firms That Comply With Jan. 6 Phone Record Requests, Gizmodo | 9/3/2021

By Tom McKay

McCarthy threatened that if Republicans regain control of Congress, they'll retaliate against companies that hand over records.

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Video: Ex-prosecutor calls out McCarthy's threat to companies, CNN | 9/1/2021

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy issued a threat to phone and social media companies that cooperate with the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot.

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