
<br><span class="ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter">A</span> Missouri senator is pressing for more information about the alleged <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/biden-administration" target="_blank">Biden administration</a> censorship regime. 

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has sent letters to President <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> and 18 other administration officials reminding them why they are <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/judge-blocks-biden-officials-collude-big-tech-censorship" target="_blank">barred</a> from contacting <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/big-tech" target="_blank">social media companies</a> and seeking further information. 

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"I intend to remain singularly focused on ensuring this administration complies with the court’s order," read the letters, which were obtained by the <i>Washington Examiner.</i> "In order to ensure proper compliance with the court’s order, please provide my office with the following information by July 25, 2023."


The letters ask for confirmation that the officials are committed to protecting free speech, a list of steps being taken to ensure compliance with the court's order, all communications with Big Tech firms over the last year that could lead to censorship, a list of any nongovernmental partner entities engaged in the effort, and steps being taken to instill confidence in the federal government going forward. 

"This administration has overseen and implemented an enterprise where the federal government gets to pick what is true and what is false," Schmitt wrote. "This only destroys trust in our federal government. I look forward to your prompt responses, and I hope that you end all practices that silence protected speech."


As Missouri attorney general, Schmitt helped launch the lawsuit that ultimately led to Judge Terry Doughty's preliminary injunction, which was <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/judge-blocks-biden-officials-collude-big-tech-censorship" target="_blank">announced on July 4</a>. He says he's now focused on seeing it through in his current role as a U.S. senator. 

Along with Biden, letters were sent to White House press secretary <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank">Karine Jean-Pierre</a>, Attorney General <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/merrick-garland" target="_blank">Merrick Garland</a>, Commerce Secretary <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/gina-raimondo" target="_blank">Gina Raimondo</a>, Secretary of State <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/antony-blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a>, FBI Director <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/christopher-wray" target="_blank">Christopher Wray</a>, Health and Human Services Secretary <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/xavier-becerra" target="_blank">Xavier Becerra</a>, Surgeon General <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/vivek-murthy" target="_blank">Vivek Murthy</a>, and Homeland Security Secretary <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank">Alejandro Mayorkas</a>, among others. 

Doughty's injunction blocks almost all contact between Biden administration officials and social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook, with exceptions for matters related to national security and criminal activity. He has <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/judge-wont-reverse-block-on-biden-admin-contacting-big-tech" target="_blank">declined to reconsider</a>, though the Department of Justice is now appealing to a higher court. 

Much of the conduct at hand involved government efforts to suppress speech related to the pandemic, including the efficacy of vaccines and the lab leak COVID-19 origin theory. 

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However, Jean-Pierre struck a defiant chord when<a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/disagrees-with-ruling-targeted-conservative-speech" target="_blank"> asked by the </a><i><a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/disagrees-with-ruling-targeted-conservative-speech" target="_blank">Washington Examiner</a></i> if the White House would change its ways in light of the injunction. 

"Look, we disagree with the decision," Jean-Pierre responded. "I'll leave it there. I'm going to let the DOJ move forward with their evaluating process."

A Missouri senator is pressing for more information about the alleged Biden administration censorship regime.{ai:summary}<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is demanding answers from President Biden and administration officials regarding allegations of a censorship regime targeting social media companies. Schmitt's letters request information on the officials' commitment to free speech, steps taken to comply with a court order, communications with Big Tech firms, and efforts to restore trust in the government. The court's preliminary injunction prohibits most contact between the Biden administration and social media platforms, although exceptions are made for national security and criminal matters. #politics #society</p>