Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Meta’s newly announced opposition to censorship content could go beyond supporting free speech, a proposition raised by Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan.

Khan shared her assessment during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, indicating that companies such as Meta and Amazon could be seeking “some type of sweetheart deal” during litigation with the FTC. Upon being asked about Khan’s suggestion, Paul said Meta’s decision to eliminate fact-checkers is “probably a little bit of both” seeking a deal and wanting to support free speech going into President-elect Donald Trump‘s administration.