Senate Republicans Want Second Hearing With Mayorkas Over Disinformation
The Senate should hold another hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to discuss his “misleading” testimony about DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board (see 2205230046), Senate Republicans wrote Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., Tuesday. Documents reviewed by Sens.…
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Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., contradict testimony from Mayorkas about the nature and scope of the board, Republicans wrote. Grassley and Hawley sent the letter with ranking member Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; James Lankford, R-Okla.; Mitt Romney, R-Utah; and Rick Scott, R-Fla. Talking points prepared by the board’s former executive director Nina Jankowicz show that despite testimony to the contrary, DHS monitors U.S. citizens and the board’s work is “concentrated on domestic threats,” they wrote.