Special Counsel Obtained Search Warrant For Donald Trump’s Twitter Account, Elon Musk-Owned Platform Fined $350,000 For Delayed Compliance
deadline.comSpecial Counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant earlier this year for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, while the Elon Musk-owned platform was fined $350,000 for delaying its compliance with a court order.
The incident was revealed on Wednesday in an unsealed federal appellate opinion (Read it here). The judges upheld a lower court’s sanction on the social media platform.
Twitter, now renamed X, was prohibited from disclosing the existence of the search warrant, even to Trump. More to come. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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