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Congress is investigating reports that Trump representatives held discussions with Parler about him taking a 40% ownership stake in the app
Grace Dean
Tue, February 9, 2021, 5:57 AM
Former US President Donald Trump REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Monday it was also investigating Parler's potential ties to foreign entities, citing reports that the far-right social media site allowed Russian disinformation to spread prior to the November 2020 election.
Lawmakers are also looking into the site's connections with the .
In the , Carolyn B. Maloney, the committee's chairwoman, referred to a which reported that negotiated with Parler on behalf of Trump last summer. The talks were over an ownership stake in the platform that Trump would receive in exchange for making Parler his primary social network, Buzzfeed reported.
former CEO John Matze said in a court filing in January. because he was concerned the then president would have "bullied" employees into doing what he wanted.
By discussing an ownership stake, Trump could have violated anti-bribery laws because he was still in office, legal experts told Buzzfeed. Parler offered him a , BuzzFeed's report said, but the negotiations were derailed by the events of January 6.
Parler's site was , and became because of its lax stance on moderating content.
Since the attacks, numerous Parler users have been charged in connection with the riot, Maloney wrote, and in some cases the Department of Justice referred to the threats they had made on Parler.
Just days after the insurrection, Parler was dropped by its website host , which said the platform "" and refused to remove content that incited violence. This brought the site offline.
Parler then using a Russian hosting service, , which has ties to the and is used by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Maloney said.
Parler also reportedly allowed Russian disinformation to "flourish" on the platform prior to the November 2020 election, Maloney said, "facilitating Russia's campaign to sow chaos in the American electorate." Other social media platforms removed similar false claims, but Parler kept its users' content up, she said.
in January. The former CEO said his ousting was in response to his push for .
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Grace Dean
Tue, February 9, 2021, 5:57 AM
Former US President Donald Trump REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
- A House committee has asked Parler for information about its reported negotiations with Trump over an ownership stake.
- Buzzfeed reported that the discussions fell through, and legal experts said they could have violated anti-bribery laws.
- The committee is also investigating Parler over potential ties to Russian entities.
- .
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Monday it was also investigating Parler's potential ties to foreign entities, citing reports that the far-right social media site allowed Russian disinformation to spread prior to the November 2020 election.
Lawmakers are also looking into the site's connections with the .
In the , Carolyn B. Maloney, the committee's chairwoman, referred to a which reported that negotiated with Parler on behalf of Trump last summer. The talks were over an ownership stake in the platform that Trump would receive in exchange for making Parler his primary social network, Buzzfeed reported.
former CEO John Matze said in a court filing in January. because he was concerned the then president would have "bullied" employees into doing what he wanted.
By discussing an ownership stake, Trump could have violated anti-bribery laws because he was still in office, legal experts told Buzzfeed. Parler offered him a , BuzzFeed's report said, but the negotiations were derailed by the events of January 6.
Parler's site was , and became because of its lax stance on moderating content.
Since the attacks, numerous Parler users have been charged in connection with the riot, Maloney wrote, and in some cases the Department of Justice referred to the threats they had made on Parler.
Just days after the insurrection, Parler was dropped by its website host , which said the platform "" and refused to remove content that incited violence. This brought the site offline.
Parler then using a Russian hosting service, , which has ties to the and is used by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Maloney said.
Parler also reportedly allowed Russian disinformation to "flourish" on the platform prior to the November 2020 election, Maloney said, "facilitating Russia's campaign to sow chaos in the American electorate." Other social media platforms removed similar false claims, but Parler kept its users' content up, she said.
in January. The former CEO said his ousting was in response to his push for .
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