The White House said it disagrees with a judge ruling that it tried to censor conservative voices but didn’t provide many details as to why.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked contact between Biden administration officials and social media companies, ruling that the two were working together to suppress speech.
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In response to a question from the Washington Examiner, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that the Department of Justice is looking at its options.
“Do you disagree with the judge’s ruling that this coordination was a form of censorship that specifically targeted conservative speech?” the Washington Examiner asked.
“Look, we disagree with the decision,” Jean-Pierre responded. “I’ll leave it there. I’m going to let the DOJ move forward with their evaluating process.”
The judge, Trump appointee Terry A. Doughty, made the preliminary injunction in response to a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana that alleged government officials and social media companies collaborated to suppress speech based on content.
More than 40 administration officials, including Jean-Pierre, are temporarily barred from working with social media companies concerning “protected speech” after the surprise July 4 temporary ruling.
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The press secretary did not answer as to whether the Department of Justice would file an appeal, but made clear they do not see eye to eye with the judge.
“The DOJ is looking at this, they’re reviewing this, the injunction,” she said. “So I’m not going to get ahead of them.”
