Senate Republicans demand answers from Mayorkas on scope of disinformation board, 'misleading' testimony
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Sen. Rob Portman is leading colleagues in requesting a hearing with Mayorkas regarding his "misleading testimony" before the committee on May 4 on the department's Disinformation Governance Board.
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The disclosure of the board ignited a wave of public backlash, forcing the DHS to put the board on pause and its appointed leader, Nina Jankowicz, to resign.
Last week, Fox News Digital first reported on internal DHS documents obtained by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., provided through a whistleblower "that illustrate how the DGB was designed to exert a powerful influence over the government’s efforts to crack down on disinformation in areas where there are ‘clear, objective facts.’"
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