DOJ Dropped Its Subpoena For NunesAlt Twitter Account One Week After Twitter Called Bullshit On Its Demands
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210518/15402746823/doj-dropped-subpoena-nunesalt-twitter-account-one-week-after-twitter-called-bullshit-demands.shtml
Well, that was fast. I mean, this all actually happened a few months ago but the unsealing process makes this all seem very sudden.
Yesterday, it was revealed that the Trump DOJ sent a subpoena to Twitter demanding personal information related to the NunesAlt account -- one of several Rep. Devin Nunes has unsuccessfully tried to sue for defamation. It seemed very strange that the DOJ would be involved, but Nunes developed a close relationship with Trump over the past four years and it certainly appeared that this was some prime White House backscratching.