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Politics
Gabriella Ferrigine

Judge: Musk trying to "cozy up" to Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith obtained a litany of former President Donald Trump's Twitter data, including direct messages, draft tweets, and location data, despite the social media company's pushback, according to unsealed court documents. 

In February, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell fined Twitter — which is now known as X — $350,000, holding it in contempt of court for missing a court-ordered deadline to respond to prosecutors' search warrant. 

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