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On the recordFebruary 4, 2021
Who is next? Who is next? Everyone has said things they wish they didn't say. Everyone has done things they wish they didn't do. So who is next? Who will the cancel culture attack next? Former New York Times editor Bari Weiss--not a conservative--had to resign because of the environment at that paper. She had to resign--she coined this term--the ``digital thunderdome.'' You engage in wrong-think? You engage in wrong-speak? You are going in the thunderdome. Today, it is Mrs. Greene. Who is it going to be tomorrow? I have heard several times on the floor today from the Democrats, ``conspiracy theory.'' The Democrats peddled the biggest conspiracy theory of all time, the Russia hoax. For the last 4 years, they peddled this theory. Two of those years, they spent $40 million, 19 lawyers, 40 FBI agents, 500 witnesses, 2,500 subpoenas, but came up with zero collusion. The former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, he was going on television all the time, talking about the coordination and the collusion that was going on. But what did he say behind closed doors when he was under oath in the Intelligence Committee? He said this: I never saw any evidence that the Trump campaign was conspiring with the Russians to meddle with the election. No evidence, but they peddled this theory for 4 years.…
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio
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Feb 4, 2021

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