Fierce invective flew back and forth at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, with Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; and Nigel Farage putting on the gloves and removing the restraints.

The hearing, titled “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation,” was held to discuss EU and U.K. censorship, including acts that Jordan described as “infringing on Americans’ First Amendment rights.” Witnesses included Farage, an avidly pro-free speech British member of Parliament.

Jordan began by denouncing several European........

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