A Democratic Congresswoman inadvertently caused hilarity in a hearing on Capitol Hill when she asked two journalists who revealed the Twitter Files about their partner in the effort.
Prior to Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) asking her unintentionally ribald question, she appeared to follow the lead of Virgin Islands Democrat Del. Stacey Plaskett into pressuring journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger to reveal their confidential sources.
“When was the first time Mr. Musk approached you about writing the Twitter files?” Garcia asked Taibbi.
As Taibbi started to answer, she interrupted him, saying, “I just need a date, sir.”
“I can’t give it to you, unfortunately, because this is a question of sourcing, and I don’t give up my — I’m a journalist and I don’t reveal my sources,” Taibbi answered.
“It’s
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