Federal Prosecutors Execute Search Warrant on Trump's Twitter Account

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Federal prosecutors executed search warrant on Trump's Twitter account

A court document unsealed on Wednesday revealed that prosecutors executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Twitter account as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

After a district court ruled Twitter must hand over the documents, it appealed the ruling, while the district court held the social media outlet in contempt for not disclosing the information. The search warrant was successfully obtained by prosecutors on Jan. 17, 2023. The government also obtained a nondisclosure order, prohibiting Twitter from disclosing the existence or contents of the search warrant. The district court claimed that disclosing the search warrant to Trump"would seriously jeopardize the ongoing investigation by giving him an opportunity to destroy evidence, change patterns of behavior, or notify confederates."On Feb.

 

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