Jack Smith Obtained in January a Secret Search Warrant for Trump’s Twitter Account

It’s not clear what Smith could be looking for in Trump’s now-dormant Twitter account, as all activity in the account prior to its being frozen by Twitter following January 6 is believed to have been public.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on August 1, 2023, at Washington. AP/Jacquelyn Martin

Newly released court documents show that Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a secret search warrant in January in order to gain access to President Trump’s personal Twitter account, which he and his fellow prosecutors believed could contain evidence of possible criminal activity in the lead-up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Mr. Trump was not aware of the active search warrant for months.

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