Twitter, owned by Musk, fought for months for the right to tell Trump about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for his account.

Twitter, owned by Musk, fought for months for the right to tell Trump about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for his account.

  • @QHC@lemmy.world
    8•11 months ago

    I wonder why the prosecution team thought that was a “mistake”, or if it was intentionally included and then retracted? Maybe it’s standard language?

    • @ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
      8•11 months ago

      Not a lawyer but lawyers write draft arguments and then choose the ones they think are the best. It’s possible they put the flight risk argument in a draft but ultimately decided to remove it, but then sent it out before actually removing it.

    • @MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee
      5•11 months ago

      The “standard language” thing sounds right to me. A lot of court filings templates and attorneys just plug in the facts for their particular submission.

      Which unfortunately reminds me of Mad Libs, and now this is all getting pretty absurd in my head

    • AFK BRB Chocolate
      2•11 months ago

      I think being under constant secret service protection would make it hard to flee the country. They’d have to go along with it.

      • @QHC@lemmy.world
        3•11 months ago

        Is that mandatory? Pretty sure it’s a service offered to former Presidents, but Trump could probably just say no.

        He hasn’t (and probably won’t) do that because he likes feeling important, and because he ain’t paying for their services.