Twitter CEO Elon Musk said today that former Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker was fired for allegedly suppressing info “important to the public dialogue.”
on Tuesday that former Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker was fired. Taibbi said that one of the reasons Musk fired him was for “vetting the first batch of ‘Twitter Files’ without knowledge of new management,” which would presumably include Musk.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 19: Former FBI general counsel James A. Baker departs United States District Court for the District of Columbia following a full day of giving testimony on May 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. Taibbi explained that the process by which he and reporter Bari Weiss reported on the Twitter Files came from a lawyer close with Twitter’s new management; however, Weiss was shocked to find out that Baker was in charge of releasing the files.Taibbi explained that Baker is a controversial figure given his involvement with the Steele Dossier involving allegations of the 2016 Trump campaign allegedly colluding with the Russian government.
He wrote, “Baker is a controversial figure. He has been something of a Zelig of FBI controversies dating back to 2016, from the Steele Dossier to the Alfa-Server mess. He resigned in 2018 after an investigation into leaks to the press.”Baker has been featured repeatedly in the Russian investigations launched by the Justice Department, including the hoax involving the Russian Alfa Bank.
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