Posted on 12/06/2022 2:40:19 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Elon Musk said that Twitter's former Deputy General Counsel Jim Baker was "exited" from the company on Tuesday after revelations about his role in the platform's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Baker was involved in discussions about whether the laptop falls under Twitter's "hacked materials" policy.
"I support the conclusion that we need more facts to assess whether the materials were hacked," Baker wrote in one email chain. "At this stage, however, it's reasonable for us to assume that they may have been and that caution is warranted."
Baker was responding to a Twitter executive who was wondering whether they could "truthfully claim" that the laptop story was "part of the policy."
Before joining Twitter, Baker worked as general counsel at the FBI, where he was involved in the bureau's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Taibbi said Tuesday that he and another journalist, Bari Weiss, were dealing "with obstacles to new searches" when Weiss discovered that Baker was responsible for releasing the files over the weekend.
"The news that Baker was reviewing the 'Twitter files' surprised everyone involved, to say the least," Taibbi tweeted.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...
You did good. Most importantly, all those you identified have not only been removed from government, but rarely even show their faces on TV anymore. Hope they all live their entire retirement in humiliation and disgrace.
Please note that Hillary was knee deep in the negotiation and approval of the Uranium One corruption.
Any relation to James Baker ex FBI AT the scandal?
Grade A a-hole thats for sure
That’s helpful and AWESOME!
He was navigating for the FBI then.
Jim or James?
Great Work McGee!
This is so unbelievable!
Musk didn't know that Baker was still there until Laura pointed it out?
FR needs a Like button.
Agree. Suicide by rope. Disabled cameras and all, just like the Democrats do it.
“Before joining Twitter, Baker worked as general counsel at the FBI, where he was involved in the bureau’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.”
I swear these people are all in cahoots with each other.
10-4 A huge novel...like war and peace with some Columbo twists and turns....I wonder if it will have a chapter like the French Revolution....I’ve been waiting patiently for the ending..
SAVE THIS THREAD FOR HISTORY!
Matt Taibbi:
Over the weekend, while we both dealt with obstacles to new searches, it was Bari Weiss
who discovered that the person in charge of releasing the files was someone named Jim. When she called to ask “Jim’s” last name, the answer came back: “Jim Baker.”
READ AND SAVE THIS THREAD. HISTORY.
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1600244722819543040
“Before joining Twitter, Baker worked as general counsel at the FBI, where he was involved in the bureau’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.”
Well, isn’t that just great. Shocking, but not surprising.
From today’s twitter stream it seems Taibbi did know and had likely informed Musk, but “we” didn’t know.
Jesse Kelly
@JesseKellyDC
Dec 5
You’ll know America is back to being on the right track when government people start going to prison.
And not before.
On point.
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