Critics blast Dem Rep. Stacey Plaskett for threatening journalist Matt Taibbi with jail time: 'Party of norms'

Top House Democrat Stacey Plaskett, V.I., is facing intense backlash for threatening jail time towards independent journalist Matt Taibbi over his testimony about the Twitter Files at last month's Congressional hearing. 

"Sure is getting fashy around here," reacted fellow Twitter Files journalist Michael Shellenberger, who testified alongside Taibbi at the hearing. 

Shellenberger later added, "It is an honor to be invited to be an expert witness. Not only are we unpaid, we pay our own travel. What @StaceyPlaskett has done is a disgrace. Why would anyone choose to testify if they’re going to threatened with prison? Talk about a grotesque attack on norms. For shame."