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.
DOJ Dropped Its Subpoena For NunesAlt Twitter Account One Week After Twitter Called Bullshit On Its Demands
May 19, 2021, 3:13am UTC
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.