House Republican Says Musk/Twitter Records Must Be Preserved by FTC

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing featuring Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 28, 2022. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

WASHINGTON—Representative Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, asked the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday to preserve its records related to Elon Musk’s pending acquisition of Twitter Inc.

The request indicates that Jordan may investigate the FTC’s merger review.