Rubio says Biden administration kept disinformation dossiers on Americans
The National Desk
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So Rubio appeared to be'}, {'start': '26.240', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'referring to an office within the State'}, {'start': '28.240', 'end': '32.960', 'text': 'Department previously known as the Glo'}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '34.640', 'text': 'Global Engagement Center. Dee telling'}, {'start': '32.960', 'end': '36.719', 'text': 'cabinet members under the Biden'}, {'start': '34.640', 'end': '39.520', 'text': 'administration the center monitored'}, {'start': '36.719', 'end': '40.680', 'text': 'Americans commentary and social media to'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '43.120', 'text': 'identify'}, {'start': '40.680', 'end': '45.440', 'text': 'disinformation. Secretary of State Marco'}, {'start': '43.120', 'end': '47.360', 'text': 'Rubio sharing a surprising revelation'}, {'start': '45.440', 'end': '48.960', 'text': "during Wednesday's cabinet meeting. We"}, {'start': '47.360', 'end': '51.120', 'text': 'had an office in the Department of State'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '52.960', 'text': 'whose job it was to censor Americans.'}, {'start': '51.120', 'end': '55.199', 'text': 'Rubio says the Biden administration'}, {'start': '52.960', 'end': '57.440', 'text': 'state department kept dossas on'}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '59.280', 'text': 'Americans accused of being quote vectors'}, {'start': '57.440', 'end': '61.280', 'text': 'of disinformation. The Department of'}, {'start': '59.280', 'end': '63.840', 'text': 'State of the United States had set up an'}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '65.680', 'text': 'office to to monitor the social media'}, {'start': '63.840', 'end': '67.760', 'text': 'post and commentary of American'}, {'start': '65.680', 'end': '69.760', 'text': 'citizens, adding the documents included'}, {'start': '67.760', 'end': '71.920', 'text': 'a file on an unidentified Trump'}, {'start': '69.760', 'end': '73.200', 'text': "administration official. By the way, I'm"}, {'start': '71.920', 'end': '74.720', 'text': "not going to say who it is. I'll leave"}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '76.080', 'text': "it up to them. There's at least one"}, {'start': '74.720', 'end': '77.840', 'text': 'person at this table today who had a'}, {'start': '76.080', 'end': '79.520', 'text': 'dossier in that building. Maline'}, {'start': '77.840', 'end': '81.840', 'text': 'Somerville, an attorney and political'}, {'start': '79.520', 'end': '83.600', 'text': 'analyst, says these documents will get'}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '85.520', 'text': 'turned over to the Americans they belong'}, {'start': '83.600', 'end': '87.680', 'text': 'to. But all we know right now is that'}, {'start': '85.520', 'end': '90.520', 'text': "their speech was being tracked. We don't"}, {'start': '87.680', 'end': '92.400', 'text': "know for how long. We don't know on what"}, {'start': '90.520', 'end': '93.680', 'text': "platforms. We don't know whether it was"}, {'start': '92.400', 'end': '95.360', 'text': 'just political speech or whether it was'}, {'start': '93.680', 'end': '97.439', 'text': 'related to something else. Which is why'}, {'start': '95.360', 'end': '99.439', 'text': 'she believes more information is needed'}, {'start': '97.439', 'end': '101.040', 'text': 'before calling it government overreach.'}, {'start': '99.439', 'end': '102.560', 'text': "There's no rule against somebody against"}, {'start': '101.040', 'end': '104.720', 'text': "a government official going on people's"}, {'start': '102.560', 'end': '106.399', 'text': 'public Facebooks and and looking at what'}, {'start': '104.720', 'end': '107.840', 'text': "they're saying. But Rubio is claiming"}, {'start': '106.399', 'end': '109.920', 'text': 'the opposite, pointing towards'}, {'start': '107.840', 'end': '111.920', 'text': 'censorship. When we know that the best'}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '114.399', 'text': 'way to combat disinformation is freedom'}, {'start': '111.920', 'end': '116.479', 'text': 'of speech and transparency.'}, {'start': '114.399', 'end': '119.200', 'text': "Now, after Rubio's revelation, Vice"}, {'start': '116.479', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'President JD Vance jokingly chimed in'}, {'start': '119.200', 'end': '123.759', 'text': 'asking if the official being monitored'}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.360', 'text': 'was either him or Elon Musk. But the'}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '127.439', 'text': 'White House has not released any'}, {'start': '125.360', 'end': '129.360', 'text': 'additional information on who that'}, {'start': '127.439', 'end': '132.640', 'text': 'person is. Reporting for the National'}, {'start': '129.360', 'end': '132.640', 'text': "News Desk, I'm Jeff Harris."}]