Trump's involvement in criminal proceedings or influence on Republican election strategy, Twitter account searched | Trump | Republican

On August 9th local time, a legal document regarding Trump's criminal case was released. The special prosecutor Jack Smith team, who had filed two lawsuits against Trump, was authorized by court documents earlier this year to obtain a search warrant for Trump's Twitter account. The search warrant obtained by the prosecution in January this year is the first direct search of Trump's interrogation records since the investigation into the Capitol Hill incident.

The document shows that prosecutors have obtained the judge's permission not to disclose information about the search warrant obtained to Trump for several months. The report states that prosecutors are concerned that if Trump were to receive a search warrant, it would "seriously endanger the ongoing investigation," as it would give him the opportunity to "destroy evidence, change behavior patterns, or notify accomplices.".

Trump quickly responded to the search warrant on his social media platform Truth Social, accusing his political opponents of being "crazy" in interfering with his campaign. Republican strategists and opinion poll experts predict that Trump's criminal trial will lead to Republican division, posing a challenge to Republican candidates in the Senate and House of Representatives, and they must remain cautious on this issue.

Report details, Twitter penalized

According to The New York Times, in January of this year, after Musk took over Twitter, an unnamed federal judge in Washington signed the search warrant. Twitter froze Trump's Twitter account after the Capitol Hill incident.

According to reports, prosecutors have obtained permission from judges to conduct secret searches, and they have stated that if Trump becomes aware of this search warrant, he may destroy the evidence.

The report points out that Trump's Twitter account, which has millions of followers, is one of the most important social media accounts in the United States. The search warrant for the prosecution's application to search the account indicates that they require specific company data or are interested in certain non-public aspects of the account, although it is currently unclear what exactly it is.

The court documents disclosed a search warrant for Trump's Twitter account, and Twitter attempted to sue these secret search terms and was fined $350000 for delaying the release of company data.

According to the Washington Post, an appeal court ruling released on August 9th showed that Twitter was required to transfer data records from Trump's account to a special prosecutor's team investigating the Capitol Hill incident and was punished for failing to do so on time.

US lower court judge Beryl A. Howell ruled in March this year that Twitter must comply with the search warrant requested by the special prosecutor and pay a $350000 overtime fine. The document also states that Judge Howell has reason to believe that if the search warrant were made public, Trump may engage in obstructive behavior or evade prosecution.

Twitter filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which upheld Howell's ruling in July. Currently, Trump is charged with four felonies.

Twitter's lawyer stated that they did not resist the search warrant, but believed that the injunction not to issue a search warrant to Trump violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Twitter stated that these records should not be handed over until this issue is resolved. Howell determined that Twitter was in contempt of court on February 7th for failing to comply with the search warrant. She requested Twitter to submit the records before 5 pm that day and imposed a fine of $50000 per day for the delay. If Twitter did not comply, the fine would be doubled per day. Twitter handed over the data three days later.

According to reports, a panel of three appellate judges believes that Twitter's First Amendment rights have not been violated because confidentiality orders protect the integrity of grand jury investigations. The appeal court panel, consisting of two judges appointed by Biden and one judge appointed by President Obama, believes that Howell has the authority to punish the delay in the execution of the search warrant.

The appellate court also upheld Howell's $350000 fine, stating that it was reasonable considering Twitter's market valuation and its goal of cooperating with the investigation.

How Trials Affect Republican Party Layout

According to the Congressional Hill on August 9th, Republican strategists and opinion poll experts predict that Trump's criminal trial will lead to Republican division and pose a challenge to other Republican candidates in the Senate and House of Representatives. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith has called on the Washington D.C. District Court to conduct a "rapid trial" of four criminal charges related to Trump's Capitol Hill incident, which has sparked speculation that the Department of Justice hopes to end the trial before the Republican presidential convention scheduled for January 6th.

Some experts believe that Republican candidates running in swing states and regions who want to gain the support of highly educated independent women will have to distance themselves from Trump's legal issues, which may become the main strategy for Republican candidates in the election.

Wisconsin Republican strategist Brandon Schultz said that Trump will drag down Republicans, especially those with lower votes. Republicans need to be careful not to distance themselves from Trump's core supporters, who make up about one-third of the Republican Party's supporters, in the fiercely competitive primary.

Public opinion polls show that Trump's approval rating dominates the Republican camp, averaging 38% ahead of his closest competitor, Florida Governor Ron de Santis, in recent national polls.

It is expected that in the next 18 months, Trump will face up to four criminal trials and two civil trials, which means his court trials are likely to coincide with the primary election date. At that time, Trump will participate in voting in some states along with candidates competing for Senate and House nominations.