Jordan investigates potential conflict of interest as lawyer defending Google in DOJ case prepares Harris for debate.
Rep. Jim Jordan requests a DOJ briefing on Karen Dunn's work, stating that it could potentially bias the department's approach in the Google lawsuit.
The Justice Department is being asked by the House Judiciary Committee for a briefing on how it is addressing "potential conflicts of interest and political bias" in its lawsuit against Google, following reports that the Big Tech giant's lead attorney is assisting Vice President Kamala Harris in preparing for her debate against former President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday morning, Attorney General Merrick Garland received a letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, which was obtained by Planet Chronicle Digital.
Jordan wrote that the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government are still investigating the extent to which the Executive Branch has collaborated with companies and intermediaries to suppress legal speech.
Jordan mentioned that the lead attorney defending Google in U.S. v. Google LLC is also advising and preparing Harris for the debate against Trump on Tuesday night, hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia.
As Google's outside counsel, Karen Dunn from law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is named as the "lead attorney" in the lawsuit.
Dunn has advised Harris on her debates against Trump and Pence.
A potential conflict of interest was pointed out by the Trump campaign last month.
Jordan wrote to request a briefing on how the Department of Justice is addressing potential conflicts of interest and political bias in United States v. Google LLC, given evidence that the Biden-Harris Administration colluded with Google to censor American citizens' lawful speech.
Jordan expressed concerns about the potential conflict of interest that could arise from Dunn's relationship with key figures in the Biden-Harris Administration, which could bias the Department's approach in United States v. Google LLC.
Garland was reminded by Jordan that he had promised to safeguard the autonomy of the Department from political interference when he was appointed attorney general.
Jordan wrote that it is difficult to reconcile the claim that Ms. Dunn is leading debate preparations for Vice President Harris while also leading Google's defense against a lawsuit from the Biden-Harris administration.
Jordan requested a briefing on how the DOJ is addressing potential conflicts of interest and political bias in the Google case.
Jordan asked that DOJ staff arrange the briefing by Sept. 24.
Neither the Harris campaign nor Dunn responded to Planet Chronicle Digital's request for comment on Dunn's work ahead of the debate.
The Justice Department acknowledged receipt of the letter but remained silent on the issue.
Following the assassination attempt against Trump, Google's autocomplete search results did not initially show any results related to the event.
Google acknowledged that it initially suppressed and deleted search queries related to the assassination attempt against Trump, stating that they were forbidden by design and in accordance with the company's policy to prevent search results for "hypothetical political violence against current figures."
He stated that we do not permit accusatory predictions that lack expert evidence of serious malevolent acts.
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