White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged a question during Wednesday’s press briefing on whether the Biden administration would try to shut down Twitter if the platform hosts content that it doesn’t “like.”

“When you say that you’re going to be monitoring some of the speech on [Twitter], if you see something that you don’t like, would you try to shut Twitter down?” Doocy asked.

“So, look, you know, when you — when you talk about monitoring, you know, it is — I hate to break it to you, Peter: Just like everybody else, we very much monitor the news,” she responded. “We pay close attention to everything that you all are reporting, and — and Twitter is in the news a lot. And so that’s what we’re paying attention to. We’re paying attention to what is in the news and what is being reported on — on the misinformation that’s out there.”

She then highlighted how leftist organizations have “been very vocal about their concerns as well.”

“So, yes, we are reading what you all are writing, and looking at what you all are reporting about the misinformation that is out there,” she continued. “But, you know, I would hope that all Americans, including social media companies, civil rights organizations, as I just laid out, including Fox as well, will agree that we need to — you know, we need to — to, you know, call out hate speech and misinformation.”

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PETER DOOCY: When you say that you’re going to be monitoring some of the speech on there, if you see something that you don’t like, would you try to shut Twitter down?

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, you know, when you — when you talk about monitoring, you know, it is — I hate to break it to you, Peter: Just like everybody else, we very much monitor the news. We pay close attention to everything that you all are reporting, and — and Twitter is in the news a lot. And so that’s what we’re paying attention to.  We’re paying attention to what is in the news and what is being reported on — on the misinformation that’s out there.

Let’s not forget there’s groups like NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, and the public health leaders have been very vocal about their concerns as well.

So, yes, we are reading what you all are writing, and looking at what you all are reporting about the misinformation that is out there. But, you know, I would hope that all Americans, including social media companies, civil rights organizations, as I just laid out, including Fox as well, will agree that we need to — you know, we need to — to, you know, call out hate speech and misinformation.

A Washington, D.C., jury convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

The jury convicted Rhodes alongside Kelly Meggs, who headed the Oath Keepers Florida chapter, on sedition charges after three days of deliberation. Three other Oath Keepers — Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell — were convicted of related felony charges over January 6, according to the Department of Justice.

“As this case shows, breaking the law in an attempt to undermine the functioning of American democracy will not be tolerated,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. “The FBI will always uphold the rights of all citizens who peacefully engage in First Amendment protected activities, but we and our partners will continue to hold accountable those who engaged in illegal acts regarding the January 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol.”

Rhodes and Meggs’ cases are among over 900 that the Justice Department has brought against people accused of crimes related to the January 6 riot. Wray’s FBI has led the investigation into the hundreds of defendants.

The trial took about eight weeks. The seditious conspiracy cases against Rhodes and Meggs are the first to be successfully prosecuted since 1995 when a group of Islamic militants were found guilty of planning to set off a series of bombings across New York City, according to The New York Times.

In addition to sedition, Rhodes was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents and proceedings. Meggs was also found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and of obstructing an official proceeding, conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties, and tampering with documents or proceedings.

Rhodes, Meggs, Harrelson, and Watkins will remain in prison until sentencing. Caldwell will remain on release until sentencing, according to Politico.

Rhodes’ attorney Ed Tarpley called the verdict a “mixed bag,” noting that the jury acquitted each defendant on at least one charge. Another defense attorney, Lee Bright, said that he thought the jury was fair, but believed the defendants would have had a better outcome had they been tried outside of Washington, D.C. Tarpley said he plans to appeal the jury’s decision.

Of the five defendants, Meggs faces the longest potential stint in prison with a max sentence of 86 years. Rhodes faces a maximum sentence of 60 years. Watkins, Harrelson, and Caldwell face a max sentence of 56 years, 46 years, and 40 years in prison, respectively.