Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 12 subpoenaed Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission, stepping up the conflict between that agency and House Republicans regarding its approach to Twitter in the Elon Musk era.
The Epoch Times has reviewed the subpoena.
The subpoena comes after a March 10 letter to Khan from Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Lina Khan, then nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 21, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS)
The two sought documents related to the FTC’s intensified scrutiny of Twitter after it was acquired by Musk….