Twitter files: James Baker exemplifies revolving door between government, liberal groups and Big Tech
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James Baker, Twitter's former deputy general counsel who Elon Musk fired on Tuesday, is one of many individuals who have gone between government, liberal groups, and big tech.
Baker, included in discussions about how the laptop falls under Twitter's "hacked materials" policy, said they needed more facts to "assess whether the materials were hacked" but added that "it's reasonable for us to assume that they may have been and that caution is warranted." Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall
Before his Twitter position, Baker served as FBI general counsel and was a primary figure in its investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. However, following his resignation from the FBI in 2018, Baker joined a left-leaning group before moving to the social media titan.
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