Rep. Scott Perry: "I give the president and Secretary Blinken a lot of credit for having secured the release" He says he fears that Russia may have been trying to get Griner back in order to use her as leverage against Assad. The Republican congressman is chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services.
Twitter ads are showing up on white nationalist profiles, and some big names exit Salesforce. Also, Congress killed the Journalism and Competition Preservation Act, and the divide between the U.S. and China is growing in the tech industry. Plus, Sunny Balwani has been sentenced, and Britney Griner is free. Kara and Scott are joined by Friend of Pivot, Congressman Ro Khanna about the Twitter Files, and his emails.
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