House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan has threatened Google with enforcement action, including potential contempt of Congress, for failing to provide documents related to the tech giant's communications with the Biden administration.
Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, subpoenaed Google's Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft in February for documents related to their content moderation and government communications.
At the time, Jordan said the inquiries were connected to the "alleged collaboration between Big Tech and the federal government."
- According to an insider familiar with the situation, the other tech giants involved have been more receptive than Google in meeting the request.
- Jordan claimed in a letter that Google failed to adequately comply by unilaterally redacting key information and placing some documents in a "reading room."
- The congressman has given Google a May 22 deadline to comply fully or face the possibility of "enforcement mechanisms."
- Congress has the power to hold individuals in contempt for not providing requested information to a committee. This requires a committee vote and a floor vote, with a simple majority. Presently, Republicans have a 222-213 majority in the House.
