Musk’s X fined $350,000 in secret Justice Dept Fight over Trump records

Twitter Inc., now rebranded as X, was fined $350,000 for failing to immediately comply with a Justice Department search warrant for records related to former President Donald Trump’s account, according to a court opinion unsealed on Wednesday.

Special Counsel John “Jack” Smith’s office had obtained a search warrant for data and other records related to Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account in mid-January, according to the opinion. It asked for the nondisclosure order, arguing that revealing the warrant to Trump “would seriously jeopardize the ongoing investigation” by giving him an opportunity to destroy evidence or otherwise change his behavior.