Congressional Testimony

Frances Haugen Senate Testimony Exposes Facebook Algorithmic Harm to Children and Democracy

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Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testifies before the U.S. Senate that Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division, and weaken democracy, backed by tens of thousands of internal company documents showing Facebook executives knew about Instagram’s severe mental health …

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Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols Testify Before Senate on FBI's Betrayal in Nassar Case

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On September 15, 2021, Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols delivered powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the FBI’s catastrophic mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar. The athletes’ testimony …

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Lt. Col. Vindman Testifies - "It Was Improper for the President to Demand Investigation of U.S. Citizen"

| Importance: 9/10

National Security Council Ukraine expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, testified to House impeachment investigators on October 29, 2019 that he listened to President Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Zelensky in real-time and …

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Acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor Testifies - Clear Quid Pro Quo for Biden Investigation

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Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William “Bill” Taylor delivered devastating closed-door testimony to House impeachment investigators on October 22, 2019, providing a detailed timeline of how President Trump conditioned military aid and a White House meeting on Ukraine announcing …

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Director of National Intelligence Clapper Apologizes for "Clearly Erroneous" Testimony to Congress

| Importance: 8/10

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sent a letter to Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein apologizing for his March 12, 2013 testimony to Congress, in which he denied that the NSA collected data on millions of Americans. In response to a direct question from Senator Ron …

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NSA Officer Kwiatkowski Documents OSP-WHIG Intelligence Corruption as Whistleblower

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Air Force Lt. Colonel and NSA intelligence officer Karen Kwiatkowski, assigned to the Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans, documents systematic intelligence corruption coordinated between OSP and the White House Iraq Group before retiring to become a whistleblower. Kwiatkowski testified to …

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