Special Counsel Secures Search Warrant for Trump's Twitter Account

The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump obtained a search warrant for his Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, in January 2023. Twitter was barred from informing Trump about the warrant, resulting in a $350,000 fine for the company. The warrant sought data and records related to Trump's account. The dispute over informing Trump about the warrant was recently unsealed by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the district court's ruling in favor of prohibiting Twitter from notifying Trump. The court found that disclosure could jeopardize the ongoing investigation and that there were concerns about flight from prosecution. Twitter ultimately produced the records sought by the special counsel.