President Trump's personal Twitter account was deactivated for 11 minutes on Nov. 2. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post)A former contractor from Germany has reportedly admitted to helping briefly deactivate President Trump's Twitter account in early November, an unprecedented mishap for the company that generated intrigue around the world. Someone had reported Trump’s account on Duysak’s last day at Twitter, and he “put the wheels in motion to deactivate it,” according to TechCrunch. In a video interview with TechCrunch, Duysak seemed to hedge about his alleged role in @realDonaldTrump's deactivation and implied that other steps were involved in the shutdown. I think it’s all about a number of coincidences.”Trump’s account was shut down on the service for 11 minutes.

Source: Washington Post November 30, 2017 17:45 UTC