Turley: Twitter Files Hearing Was A "Soviet Show Trial," Democrats Used It To Attack Free Speech And A Free Press | Video |

 RealClearPolitics  "George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley on Saturday appeared on FOX News to react to the Twitter Files hearing in the House. Turley said the hearing was like a Soviet show trial because Democrats were outraged when Republicans allowed witnesses to respond to allegations made by the Democrats.

" 'You had Democrats who accused former members of Congress of being Putin lovers and conspiracy theorists," Turley said. "All they were doing was raising free-speech concerns but what really was shocking in the last hearing is the Democrats have now severed their connection to the free press and the values underlying the free press."

" 'You had members openly calling for sources and when these journalists refused to do it, you had members like Congresswoman [Sylvia] Garcia (D-TX) and Delegate [Stacey] Plaskett (D-VI) saying, 'Oh, well, I think you just confirmed that Musk is your source because you wouldn't say that he wasn't.' It was just otherworldly," Turley said of the hearing.". . .

With Schiff and Swalwell, what chance is there of free and honest inquiry?

Kevin McCarthy Goes There in Speech, Goes off on Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for Lying – RedState

"It’s a pretty safe bet at the next gathering of California House of Representatives members, should such an event transpire, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will not be picking up  McCarthy Ejects Schiff and Swalwell From Intelligence Committee - The New York Times (nytimes.com) bar tab. This decidedly less than surprising notion comes courtesy of McCarthy’s speech on March 11th to the California Republican Party Spring 2023 Organizing Convention, during which he flat-out called Schiff and Swalwell liars. From the Sacramento Bee:

He accused Schiff and Swalwell of lying “time and time again” during their tenure on the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees the FBI, the CIA, and other national security agencies.

McCarthy did not explain Saturday what Schiff allegedly lied about. In the past he has accused Schiff of lying when he claimed he did not know the whistleblower who had first-hand knowledge that Trump tried to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden.

“When a whistleblower came forward, [Schiff] said he did not know the individual even though his staff had met with him and set it up,” McCarthy told reporters in January.

"In the same speech, McCarthy also tore into California Governor Gavin Newsom.". . .

. . ."Good talk, Mr. Speaker. Now, let’s see action."

WATCH: Eric Swalwell Suggests Banning Fox News From Troops Overseas (trendingpoliticsnews.com) Maybe he hopes to impress the Asian lady.

WATCH: Eric Swalwell suggests banning Fox News from troops overseas

The real irony? He said this on MSNBC pic.twitter.com/iYfLbnqU8J

— Clayton Keirns (@CKeirns) March 11, 2023

 Eric Swalwell Wants to Ban Conservative News From the Military (townhall.com)

. . ."In response, Swalwell suggested banning Fox News from the military bases may be in the cards. However, he did acknowledge the idea might not go over well since the network is popular among service members. 

“ 'Nothing makes them feel more like home than their access to American television programming,” Swalwell said. “I don’t want to get in the business of telling troops what they can and cannot watch. But, if you have a news station that a court is going to rule is, in its evening hour, you know, perpetuating dis- and misinformation, I don’t know if I disagree with VoteVets, who was saying that we need to take a look at, you know, how this is being broadcast to our troops.' ”