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Senate Republicans are demanding details about President Biden’s currently paused disinformation board.

Several senators said in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorcas that DHS has yet to deliver “all records pertaining to the Board” as promised in Mr Majorcas’ testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee earlier this month.

They said that despite Mr Majorkas’ decision to freeze the board, they expect “immediate access to all records and communications about the board” so that “Congress can consider the corrective law”.

“We are pleased to read reports that you have decided to close the board in response to the concerns we have managed,” the lawmakers said. But the important thing is that this mistake is not repeated. That’s why we’re asking for transparency in the Department’s decision-making so we can find out why the Department thinks it would be a good idea to set up a disinformation board.”

The letter is Sens from Wisconsin. It was signed by Ron Johnson, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Rand Paul of Kentucky and James Lankford of Oklahoma.

The DHS announced last week that it paused the board’s launch after a fierce backlash from conservatives who said it was an Orwellian extremism by the federal government to regulate freedom of speech.

Critics also addressed past provocative remarks by board-elect director Nina Jankowicz, including potentially disseminating comments such as promoting the now discredited anti-Trump dossier of former British spy Christopher Steele and casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Hunter Biden laptop. . , has since been confirmed.

Ms. Jankowicz resigned from the board shortly after Mr. Majorkas decided to suspend the board, citing broad “misconceptions” in her views and the intention behind the board.

DHS repulsed Republicans’ anger at the board and promised to reinstate the board after a 75-day review period.

“The board was grossly and deliberately misidentified: it was never about censorship or police speech,” the department said in a statement. “It is designed to enable us to fulfill our mission of protecting the homeland while protecting fundamental constitutional rights.”

But Republicans say they will oppose efforts to resuscitate the board.

Last week, Senator Steve Daines of Montana sent 17 of his fellow GOP lawmakers in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee, promising to distribute the board’s money.

“The federal government should never be in the business of regulating the speech or being the arbiter of truth, and this latest attempt to get on this slippery slope should be thwarted.” MPs wrote.