{"id":522154,"date":"2021-05-18T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=522154"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:05:11","slug":"trump-doj-subpoenaed-twitter-over-account-criticizing-ally-devin-nunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-subpoenaed-twitter-over-account-criticizing-ally-devin-nunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ Subpoenaed Twitter Over Account Criticizing Ally Devin Nunes"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-doj-subpoenaed-twitter-over-account-criticizing-ally-devin-nunes%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=522154&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232322506-scaled-e1621363216966.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Donald Trump subpoenaed Twitter in order to identify a person behind a parody Twitter account posing as California representative Devin Nunes\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/william-barr-book-deal-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice Department<\/a>, under the Trump administration, filed the subpoena against <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/twitter-leader-hamas-rocket-attacks-israel-ismail-haniyeh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> in November, seeking to investigate messages and identify the user under the \u201c@NunesAlt\u201d account that posed as Nunes\u2019s \u201calt-mother,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/may\/18\/devin-nunes-mother-twitter-trump-justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also reportedly had a gag order that would prevent the company from telling the account about the impending subpoena, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.16077170418\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Newly unseal docs show the Trump Justice Dept used a grand jury to try to identify a Devin Nunes critic on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NunesAlt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NunesAlt<\/a>, in November 2020. Twitter balked. The Biden DOJ withdrew the subpoena, a person familiar with the matter said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EO8ihrg7Yt\">https:\/\/t.co\/EO8ihrg7Yt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlie_savage\/status\/1394454374332653571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.224281\/gov.uscourts.dcd.224281.3.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">motion to dismiss<\/a> the subpoena, Twitter stated that the DOJ sought \u201cnames, addresses, local and long-distance telephone records\u201d among other details related to the account, which Twitter refused to provide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Nunes\u2019s] efforts to suppress critical speech are as well-publicized as they are unsuccessful,\u201d the motion says, pointing to a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/18\/devin-nunes-suing-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 lawsuit<\/a> for $250 million against the company alleging the \u201cshadow-banning\u201d of conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter also suggested that the motion should be quashed if the subpoena was infringing on \u201ca Twitter user\u2019s first-amendment right to engage in anonymous speech,\u201d adding that they were \u201cconcerned\u201d a user was being targeted for political speech. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/twitter-suspends-politician-man-cannot-get-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Spanish Politician Suspended From Twitter For Saying \u2018A Man Cannot Get Pregnant\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company also asked that the gag order be vacated as well, stating the order could not \u201cwithstand strict scrutiny under the first amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The account responded to the subpoena on Tuesday, according to the Guardian, stating that the court record release was \u201cthe closest thing [they were] gonna get to a Mother\u2019s Day card.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.041958041958\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the closest thing I\u2019m gonna get to a Mother\u2019s Day card. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C7aTNe8ETY\">https:\/\/t.co\/C7aTNe8ETY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devin Nunes\u2019 Alt-Mom (@NunesAlt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NunesAlt\/status\/1394383577899442176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The user also created a GoFundMe campaign to cover court costs in an effort to fight the lawsuit, The Guardian reported.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/09\/twitter-lawsuit-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-censorship-retaliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suing Texas Attorney General<\/a> Ken Paxton, alleging that the office was being used in retaliation for the removal of President Trump off of the platform, while Paxton claims the suit is a \u201ccoordinated de-platforming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Donald Trump subpoenaed Twitter in order to identify a person behind a parody Twitter account posing as California representative Devin Nunes\u2019s mother.The &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278453,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232322506-scaled-e1621363216966.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Trump DOJ Subpoenaed Twitter Over Account Criticizing Ally Devin 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