Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, stated on Tuesday that the Biden administration’s Federal Trade Commission chose to “target” Elon Musk just days after the billionaire acquired Twitter in 2022.

Jordan spoke to “Morning Wire” following a House Judiciary report indicating that FTC Chair Lina Khan “called for an immediate vote” on a consent decree against Twitter just days after Musk took control of the social media platform, according to The Daily Caller. In the first three months of Musk’s ownership of Twitter, the FTC issued over 350 requests for documents and information from the company, the Daily Wire reported.

The Republican from Ohio stated that emails examined by the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee revealed the FTC increasing the urgency for consent decrees “due to Elon Musk’s purchase of the company.”

“And then once he bought the company, they went full tilt, sending him all kinds of letters saying we need this information, that information,” Jordan added. “They even ask, who are the journalists? You’re talking about First Amendment issues. Who are the journalists you’re talking to relative to the whole ‘Twitter Files’ issue?”

After Musk acquired Twitter, he shared internal company information with several journalists, who compiled it into the “Twitter Files” series. The Twitter Files disclosed details about the social media platform’s actions against conservative users, including how it censored the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election and collaborated with the Biden administration and the FBI.

According to the subcommittee, the FTC uses consent decrees to “settle claims of wrongdoing and impose specific requirements on a company.”

During this process, the FTC has the authority to demand information from the platform, according to The Daily Caller. However, the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee claims that the FTC “weaponized its regulatory authority” to target Musk.

Jordan told “Morning Wire” that FTC Chair Khan has “been after Musk from the get-go,” adding that he believes it’s “part of this attack on the First Amendment, where it’s big government, big media, big tech, all working together to stifle American speech.”

The GOP chairman also made a point of hailing Musk for spending “all this money to protect the First Amendment.”

A year prior to Musk’s takeover, Twitter and the FTC, under Khan’s new leadership, reached a consent decree. However, after Musk acquired the platform, Khan pushed for an “immediate vote to finalize the settlement.” The subcommittee also alleges that Khan sought to vote on the consent decree without allowing the FTC commissioners adequate time to review the evidence, which is typically part of the process.

“Prior to going to the FTC and becoming chairman, she worked for Jerry Nadler and the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee,” Jordan noted. “So yeah, she’s been after Musk from the get-go.”