(Reuters) - Former Twitter Inc executives turned to prominent white-collar lawyers ahead of their grilling on Wednesday by a U.S. House of Representatives committee, in a preview of Republican probes into the government's alleged social media interference and other politically charged issues.
Twitter’s former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, former deputy general counsel James Baker and former head of trust and safety Yoel Roth appeared before the U.S. House Oversight Committee to answer questions about the company’s decision to limit the reach of a New York Post article on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the 2020 election.
Baker was represented by David Kelley, a leader of the white-collar practice at law firm Dechert and former interim head of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office. Michael Borden and Dave Anderson of Sidley Austin represented Gadde, while Mark Lytle at Nixon Peabody advised Roth, according to people familiar with the matter.
Former Twitter employee Anika Collier Navaroli, who was interviewed by the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, joined the panel as a Democratic witness.
The former executives had no comment ahead of the hearing.
The hearing showed how investigations by House Republicans, who took control of the chamber last month, are already driving work for law firms with experience in congressional investigations and white-collar enforcement.
Kelley, Anderson and Lytle supervised significant white-collar...
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