This week, House GOP leaders threatened that they would obstruct any effort to obtain the phone records of Republican officials who may have been involved in the Jan. 6 attack. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) drew criticism and accusations that his efforts to block the subpoenas were an obstruction of justice, while others asked what he had to hide.
But there was one piece of the formal threats that are drawing mockery even days after. McCarthy and 11 other GOP leaders joined in sending letters to media heads so they would have a written threat. One of those letters was addressed to the President and CEO of Yahoo. At least, she was the CEO four years ago.
It was major news that Marissa Mayer was leaving Yahoo at the time, in part because there are so few female CEOs. You can see the comments below:
In addition to Marissa Mayer, House Republicans have addressed letters to GeoCities, Ask Jeeves, and AltaVista.— The Mr. Newberger Show (@The Mr. Newberger Show) 1630882051.0
I cannot stop laughing over the fact that this letter is addressed to Marissa Mayer....who left Yahoo in June of 20… https://t.co/H7mKBMMbnP— Stephanie Ruhle (@Stephanie Ruhle) 1630879606.0
This is addressed to Marissa Mayer, who has not been ceo of Yahoo since 2017. https://t.co/QBxRFU1Y8S— Jake Sherman (@Jake Sherman) 1630872498.0
Marissa Mayer resigned from Yahoo! on June 13, 2017. Really great work here by the GOP. https://t.co/ccPPTOTTmE— David Lytle (@David Lytle) 1630864169.0
They sent it to Marissa Mayer at Yahoo! - she hasn’t been there since 2017. https://t.co/h6MDtMOabI— Chris Fralic (@Chris Fralic) 1630865520.0
Judging by the Marissa Mayer letter, wait until Republicans find out Biden is President in three years!— Joe Xero (@Joe Xero) 1630885192.0
can't stop laughing at the fact they sent this to Marissa Mayer who has not worked there for years https://t.co/fAWBpd1sWz— Santi Pochat (@Santi Pochat) 1630880400.0
Marissa Mayer leaving Yahoo was reported in all the major media news outlets; ergo, the ideology of the House Repub… https://t.co/gA3I5n29VE— The Mountain Goats (@The Mountain Goats) 1630884074.0
I'm a regulatory optimist, but this letter is addressed to Marissa Mayer as President and CEO of Yahoo! She left t… https://t.co/rSwgJRq1nB— Matthew Ball (@Matthew Ball) 1630870060.0
@AndrewSolender Republicans addressed their letter to Marissa Mayer, who hasn’t been the president and chief execut… https://t.co/GsXBdMjPYU— Gregory Anderson (@Gregory Anderson) 1630867076.0
Republicans trying to evade the investigation of their actions on January 6 are showing they really mean business b… https://t.co/PKd1cwAGYs— Rex Zane (@Rex Zane) 1630881115.0
House Republicans addressing this letter to Marissa Mayer, who left Yahoo in 2017, is chefs kiss. Shows how much of… https://t.co/KMDQX5Yh3O— Oliver Willis (@Oliver Willis) 1630866957.0
Marissa Mayer hasn't worked at Yahoo since 2017 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/KBROULfgAu https://t.co/S0O97Iib7b— Ranjeev Puri (@Ranjeev Puri) 1630861366.0
I guess we should cut them some slack, it’s not like Marissa Mayer’s departure from Yahoo was one of the biggest bu… https://t.co/XCnwgqVnYw— Aaron Fritschner (@Aaron Fritschner) 1630852412.0
Let's see who are the "geniuses" who signed a letter addressed to Marissa Mayer WHO HAS NOT BEEN AT YAHOO IN 4 YEAR… https://t.co/inR2bpibYL— Jeff Mayers (@Jeff Mayers) 1630870435.0
