https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/sen-warner-both-parties-frustrated-about-google-absence-at-hearing-.html > Leading Democratic Sen. Mark Warner on Wednesday sharply criticized Google's absence from the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on social media's role in protecting elections from misinformation and disinformation. > Warner, who is the ranking Democrat on the committee, which has been conducting a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, said there was clear frustration from both parties about the tech company's vacant seat at the hearing.