Emerald Coast Times

U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) has sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, questioning whether the department played a role in the suppression of information related to the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. Gaetz's inquiry focuses on potential collusion between DHS and major technology companies.

Both Facebook and Google have admitted to censoring content related to the incident, including a photograph of President Trump and search results about the assassination attempt. This issue follows previous allegations against DHS for interfering in the 2020 Presidential election through its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Gaetz’s letter highlights two ongoing controversies within DHS: its alleged coercion of social media companies to censor information and the recent resignation of the United States Secret Service (USSS) Director due to failures in protecting President Trump. The letter references an email from a USSS counter sniper expressing concerns about inadequate responses to these structural issues.

The congressman demands that Secretary Mayorkas provide all communications between DHS personnel and tech companies like Facebook, Meta, Twitter, or Google from July 13, 2024, to July 31, 2024. He also requests any communications between DHS personnel and other federal or state government employees regarding online commentary on the assassination attempt.

For further details on Congressman Gaetz’s letter and exclusive coverage by Daily Caller, readers are directed to additional sources provided by his office.