{"id":4890,"date":"2023-08-10T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:05:12","slug":"trump-pushes-back-after-doj-accesses-his-social-media-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4890","title":{"rendered":"Trump pushes back after DOJ accesses his social media data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4891\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64.png 750w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64-390x260.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Arlington, Va., as he heads to Washington to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges alleging Trump conspired to subvert the 2020 election.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President Donald Trump blasted the Department of Justice after news broke that the DOJ obtained a search warrant for \u201cdata and records\u201d related to Trump\u2019s account on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the latest step in the federal charges against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal appellate court document&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadc.uscourts.gov\/internet\/opinions.nsf\/64C651B4E1AD395485258A06005B09BD\/$file\/23-5044-2011549.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>revealed<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;that Special Counsel Jack Smith got the search warrant in January as part of his investigation into Trump\u2019s role in contesting the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">X was hit with a $350,000 fine earlier this year for delaying in complying. It handed over Trump\u2019s information in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump blasted the news online, saying it is a political attack on his campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust found out that Crooked Joe Biden\u2019s DOJ secretly attacked my Twitter account, making it a point not to let me know about this major \u2018hit\u2019 on my civil rights,\u201d Trump said in a statement. \u201cMy Political Opponent is going CRAZY trying to infringe on my Campaign for President. Nothing like this has ever happened before. Does the First Amendment still exist? Did Deranged Jack Smith tell the Unselects to DESTROY &amp; DELETE all evidence? These are DARK DAYS IN AMERICA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump pleaded not guilty to all four of the election-related charges in this latest, and third, indictment against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the indictment, charges against Trump include conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction, and conspiracy against rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump did tell protesters on social media to be peaceful on Jan. 6, critics argue his posts leading up to the Jan. 6 event fueled the fire of unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful,\u201d Trump wrote on X, then Twitter, on Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the storming of the Capitol building. \u201cNo violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law &amp; Order \u2013 respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ\u2019s Twitter warrant drew criticism from conservatives. Tom Fitton, president of the conservative legal group Judicial Watch, called the update \u201cout of control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeftist DC courts uphold Biden DOJ secret political subpoena of Trump&#8217;s Twitter account!\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cAnti-Trump animus is ruining the credibility of the courts here in DC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_da466a6c-3786-11ee-be79-d78cf4cf359f.html\">https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_da466a6c-3786-11ee-be79-d78cf4cf359f.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump blasted the Department of Justice after news broke that the DOJ obtained a search warrant for \u201cdata and records\u201d related to Trump\u2019s account on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the latest step in the federal charges against him. A federal appellate court document&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that Special Counsel Jack Smith got the search warrant in January as part of his investigation into Trump\u2019s role in contesting the 2020 election results. 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