{"id":1995758,"date":"2023-08-09T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-twitter-fined-350k-after-special-council-in-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:42:07","slug":"musk-twitter-fined-350k-after-special-council-in-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-twitter-fined-350k-after-special-council-in-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk, Twitter Fined $350K for &#8216;Secret&#8217; Search Warrant in Trump Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-twitter-fined-350k-after-special-council-in-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Newly Released Court Documents Reveal Twitter&#8217;s Contempt in Trump Case<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u2064 stunning revelation, \u200dnewly released\u200c court documents have shed light on the legal battle between \u2064Special Counsel Jack Smith and former president Donald Trump&#8217;s Twitter account. The documents\u200b show that Smith obtained a search warrant for Trump&#8217;s &#8220;@realDonaldTrump&#8221; account back in\u2062 January.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 Twitter&#8217;s compliance with the search warrant was delayed, \u200cand they did not fully \u200cproduce the requested information until three days\u2062 after the\u2062 court&#8217;s deadline. This\u200d led a federal judge to hold Twitter in contempt and \u200cissue a hefty $350,000 sanction, as stated in the document revealed\u2063 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Court of \u2064Appeals for the District of Columbia \u2062upheld the lower court&#8217;s decision in July, further solidifying the consequences for Twitter&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the district court had issued a nondisclosure order that \u2063prevented Twitter from notifying anyone about the\u2062 warrant. Twitter contested this order, arguing that it violated the First Amendment and the\u200b Stored Communications Act.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications and\u200d Fallout<\/h3>\n<p>This legal battle between Special\u200b Counsel Jack Smith and Twitter has significant implications for both the social\u2064 media giant and the\u2064 former president. The delayed compliance and subsequent contempt charge highlight the importance of timely cooperation with legal requests.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the $350,000 sanction \u2063serves as\u2064 a stern\u2063 warning to other \u200dtech companies that they must prioritize\u2064 compliance with court orders and not\u2063 obstruct the legal process.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Free Speech and Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>Twitter&#8217;s\u200d contestation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-twitter-fined-350k-after-special-council-in-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant\/\" title=\"Musk, Twitter Fined 0K for 'Secret' Search Warrant in Trump Case\">nondisclosure order raises important questions<\/a> about the balance between free speech \u200cand privacy rights. While the company\u200b argued that the order violated the \u2063First Amendment, it also faced criticism\u200c for potentially impeding the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>This case serves as a reminder that the intersection of technology, law, and\u200d individual rights is a complex and evolving landscape that\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-bill-barring-transgender-surgeries-for-children-is-toothless\/\" title=\"Utah Bill Barring Transgender Surgeries For Children Is Toothless\">requires careful consideration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content\u200b created by \u200bthe Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow\/\" title=\"Democrats considering alternative to Biden for 2024 due to age and approval rating concerns.\">nonpartisan\u200d newswire service<\/a>, is\u2062 available \u200dwithout charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> \u2064that can provide a large audience. All republished \u2063articles must include our \u200blogo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines\u200d or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-twitter-fined-350k-special-council-trump-case-filed-secret-search-warrant\/\">Musk, Twitter \u200dFined $350K After \u200bSpecial Council in Trump\u2064 Case Filed\u200d &#8216;Secret&#8217; Search Warrant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New court documents show Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for ex-president Donald Trump&#8217;s Twitter account. Twitter delayed compliance and only provided the requested information on the &#8220;@realDonaldTrump&#8221; account three days after the court&#8217;s deadline. Consequently, a federal judge held Twitter in contempt and issued consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":1995759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}