On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., rejected former President Donald Trump’s petition to bar Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing the former president’s Twitter account.
A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump’s request to block Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing his then-Twitter feed as part of his election interference case.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., ruled on the matter and denied further review. The decision comes after an appellate panel had rejected the original request.
Twitter, now “X,” had initiated the appeals, seeking to block special counsel access to the records the company held.
Smith had noted he could have gotten the material from the National Archives, which gained the material after Trump left office, but that would have triggered notice to Trump, so a search warrant was requested…
