In a tweet on Wednesday, Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced that the “most important” data from the Twitter Files was “hidden” and “deleted.”
The news from Musk comes after he fired former FBI agent Jim Baker, who worked at Twitter, after he found out that Baker was “vetting” information before the release of the Twitter Files.
“Most important data was hidden (from you too) and some may have been deleted, but everything we find will be released,” Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday. He was responding to the following tweet from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
“If the goal is transparency to build trust, why not just release everything without filter and let people judge for themselves? Including all discussions around current and future actions? Make everything public now. #TwitterFiles,” Dorsey wrote.
Most important data was hidden (from you too) and some may have been deleted, but everything we find will be released
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2022
See my reaction below:
Elon Musk just said the "most important data was hidden" from the Twitter Files.
Jim Baker, a former FBI agent, was most likely deleting bombshell documents and the media doesn't even care.
Enemies of the people.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 7, 2022
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On Tuesday, Musk sent out a cryptic tweet which read: “Oh, what a tangled web they weave, when first they practice to ….”
This appears to be referencing a poem by Sir Walter Scott from 1801, Marion: A Tale of Flooded Field. The last word of the quote is supposed to be “deceive.”
Oh, what a tangled web they weave, when first they practice to …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2022
The Tuesday Twitter Files drop was shocking to say the least considering they showed how now-fired Twitter Deputy General Counsel James Baker was scrubbing information without “knowledge of new management.”
“We can now tell you part of the reason why” there was a delay, Taibbi posted. “On Tuesday, Twitter Deputy General Counsel (and former FBI General Counsel) Jim Baker was fired. Among the reasons? Vetting the first batch of “Twitter Files” – without knowledge of new management,” said journalist Matt Taibbi who is in charge of releasing the Twitter Files.
“The process for producing the “Twitter Files” involved delivery to two journalists (Bari Weiss and me) via a lawyer close to new management. However, after the initial batch, things became complicated.”
“Over the weekend, while we both dealt with obstacles to new searches, it was @BariWeiss 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,” Taibbi added.
“The process for producing the “Twitter Files” involved delivery to two journalists (Bari Weiss and me) via a lawyer close to new management. However, after the initial batch, things became complicated.”
“Over the weekend, while we both dealt with obstacles to new searches, it was @BariWeiss 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,'” Taibbi said.
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