Alex Berenson Claims Zuckerberg’s Admission of Biden Admin Pressure Will Impact His Lawsuit

Journalist Alex Berenson has claimed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent acknowledgement of pressure from the Biden-Harris administration to censor content will significantly influence his legal case against President Biden.

Berenson, who has long alleged that the White House and Pfizer executives conspired to suppress his criticism of COVID-19 vaccines, is suing Biden, White House officials, and Pfizer executives for First Amendment violations related to his removal from Twitter.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia is interviewed by Fox News Digital on June 3, 2024, in Chalmette, La. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser)

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Zuckerberg admitted that the Biden administration was pressuring Facebook and other platforms, including Twitter, Amazon, and YouTube, to censor certain content.

Berenson told Fox News Digital that Zuckerberg’s admission is crucial for his lawsuit. “It’s significant for my lawsuit; there is no question about that. As we amend Berenson v. Biden, we will quote that letter,” he said.

Berenson, a former New York Times reporter, indicated that the amended lawsuit will be filed “very soon” and will include new information about his 2021 Twitter ban.

He said this new information would be shocking and reveal what led to his suspension from the platform. Twitter restored his account in July 2022 after a legal settlement, admitting that his tweets should not have led to a suspension.

The lawsuit names Biden, White House advisors Andrew Slavitt and Robert Flaherty, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Pfizer board member and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla as defendants.

Berenson believes the evidence will show that government officials and Pfizer executives worked together to suppress his views on vaccines.

Berenson also suggested that Elon Musk’s emphasis on free speech at X (formerly Twitter) might have influenced Zuckerberg’s decision to come forward. “Should American voters trust Facebook? I think you can trust it more today than yesterday,” Berenson said.

He credited Musk with pushing Zuckerberg to be more transparent about free speech issues.

In his letter, Zuckerberg also discussed Facebook’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story. He explained that the FBI had warned Facebook of a potential Russian disinformation campaign regarding the Biden family and Burisma, leading the company to demote the story while it was fact-checked temporarily.

Zuckerberg admitted that, in hindsight, the story should not have been demoted.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Berenson’s lawsuit. Pfizer also did not comment.

Berenson criticized the media for what he views as a double standard, suggesting that the scrutiny would be far more severe if Trump were in Biden’s position. “The Biden administration gets exempt from its censorship,” Berenson said, adding that the media’s support for Biden and their encouragement of vaccine censorship played a role in the situation.