The two most surprising, and concerning, elements were that the subpoena was secret and Howell justified it, in part, on Trump being a flight risk.
Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed and obtained a search warrant related to former President Trump's account on Twitter, now X. However, he also sought the information with a nondisclosure order that prohibited X from disclosing the existence or contents of the search warrant to Trump or anyone else.
Trump already knew he was under investigation, so why was there a need for nondisclosure?
The court found that Trump might change his course of conduct but that seems unlikely.
If anything Trump has been most consistent in his social media practices.
The lower court stated that "The district court found that there were 'reasonable grounds to believe' that disclosing the warrant to former President Trump 'would seriously jeopardize the ongoing investigation' by giving him 'an opportunity to destroy evidence, change patterns of behavior, [or] notify confederates.'".
Trump has been sued and criminally charged across the country.
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