State Dept Launches Purge Of Supposed Trump Critics

The Daily Beast reports:

A senior State Department official requested internal records on dozens of individuals and organizations perceived as enemies of the political right as part of a probe into alleged conservative censorship.

State Department Undersecretary Darren Beattie filed an 11-page request in March for all records of internal communication related to 39 individuals and 16 organizations who track disinformation or criticized President Donald Trump and his allies, according to MIT Technology Review.

The State Department also sought documents and correspondence from staff that mentioned controversial names such as Trump, Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Joe Rogan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as keywords like Black Lives Matter, January 6, Q-Anon, immigration, and anti-vaxx.

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Marco Rubio’s State Department has launched a dystopian hunt for staff who spoke ill of Trump, Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Joe Rogan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and mentioned keywords like Black Lives Matter, January 6, Q-Anon, immigration, and anti-vaxx.https://t.co/yLUjyaLVB9

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