cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1253590
Archived version: https://archive.ph/TvRLl
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230809193607/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66365643
shawnshitshow ( @shawnshitshow@sopuli.xyz ) 21•11 months agoit took me awhile to find the actual unsealed records since this article and many others didn’t link to it
Here they are for anyone interested:
SkepticElliptic ( @SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org ) 10•11 months agoThank you! I absolutely hate how news agencies just don’t give sources. I guess they can’t lie to you if you can easily see the truth.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The US special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a secret search warrant for the ex-president’s Twitter data in January, unsealed records show.
According to the unsealed ruling, which still includes some redactions, Twitter’s lawyers did not object to the warrant itself, but disputed the nondisclosure order which kept it secret.
The company, now known as X under the ownership of Elon Musk, argued that it should be allowed to notify customers whose accounts are subject to search warrants.
The US congressional panel investigating the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot found that Mr Trump had drafted - but never sent - a tweet urging his supporters to come to Washington.
Mr Trump responded to news of the search warrant on Truth Social, writing that it was a "major ‘hit’ on my civil rights…
He has been charged in the two investigations led by Mr Smith, one surrounding events following the 2020 election and the other relating to the handling of classified documents.
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Rapidcreek ( @Rapidcreek@reddthat.com ) 12•11 months agoImagine being the person who has to read through that drek.
donuts ( @donuts@kbin.social ) 9•11 months agoHopefully they managed to get in there before Trump and his cronies deleted a bunch of DMs that could be used as evidence. I don’t trust Elon musk not to tell Trump that the FBI are seeking access.
ArugulaZ ( @ArugulaZ@kbin.social ) 1•11 months agoGive him up, Dutchie.