By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz | CNNThe special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing. The search was so secret that Twitter was barred from telling Trump the search warrant had been obtained for his account, and the company, now known as “X,” was fined $350,000 because it delayed producing the records sought under the search warrant. The search warrant special counsel Jack Smith obtained sought “data and records related” to Trump’s account. Court was worried Trump would ‘flee from prosecution’Twitter and special counsel Jack Smith’s office spent several months litigating the question of whether Trump should be told about the search warrant. The dispute came to light on Wednesday when the DC Circuit Court of Appeals unsealed a decision upholding a district court ruling in favor of prohibiting Twitter from telling Trump.

Source: CNN August 10, 2023 06:40 UTC