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VoxAug 05, 2023
Special Counsel Sought Trump’s Twitter Account, Fined Company
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The Facts
Court documents released Wednesday revealed that special counsel Jack Smith’s team in January 2023 presented a search warrant to social media platform X, then known as Twitter, for records related to former US Pres. Donald Trump’s account.
In addition, a judge fined the platform $350K for delaying its compliance with the warrant, which was part of Smith’s investigation into Trump’s actions following the 2020 presidential election.
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
The Biden administration will stop at nothing to derail Trump’s campaign, including stomping on a private company’s First Amendment rights. Smith, a proven crooked prosecutor, is leading a partisan probe on behalf of the weaponized Justice Department while attempting to stop the man who’s going to defeat Biden in 2024. Americans should worry about how far the Biden regime will go to maintain power.
Democratic narrative
This case is simple: There was probable cause to search Trump's account — without informing the former president — and Twitter failed to comply. Allegations that this violated First Amendment rights don't hold water, as X has been granting requests for information from some of the worse oppressive regimes around the world. Complying with this warrant in the name of protecting US democracy was the least it could do.
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