Appeals Court Gives Jack Smith Access to Trump’s Twitter Account

A federal appeals court sided with special counsel Jack Smith in what dissenting judges called a ‘gambit’ to secretly obtain President Trump’s Twitter records

(L) Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023; Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City on Dec. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer; David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

A federal appeals court has denied an appeal by Twitter (now renamed X) of a ruling that gave special counsel Jack Smith access to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account.

Last year, Mr. Smith secured a search warrant to get access to the former president’s account on Twitter, which features the handle @realDonaldTrump, as well as a nondisclosure order that prevented Twitter from informing President Trump about the search.