Search warrant was provided for Donald Trump's Twitter account

The United States special advise examining Donald Trump got a secret search warrant for the ex-president'' s Twitter data in January, unsealed documents reveal.

Jack Smith asked for "information and records" associating with Mr Trump'' s account which may have consisted of unpublished articles.

After originally resisting the warrant, Twitter ultimately conformed, however missed a court-ordered due date by 3 days.

The hold-up caused the firm being handed a $350,000 (₤ 275,000) fine for contempt of court.

The presence of the search warrant as well as the lawful fight over it was exposed in court files unsealed on Wednesday.

According to the unsealed ruling, which still consists of some redactions, Twitter'' s legal representatives did not object to the warrant itself, however challenged the nondisclosure order which kept it secret.

The firm, now referred to as X under the possession of Elon Musk, suggested that it should be enabled to inform clients whose accounts are subject to browse warrants.

X handed over the data in February, but appealed the penalty. Its case was turned down by a United States appeals court last month.

There is little indicator in the records regarding exactly what Mr Smith was looking for, with the court filing noting that only that the warrant routed the company "to produce data and also records" connected to Mr Trump'' s account.

 The United States legislative panel investigating the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot found that Mr Trump had actually drafted- yet never ever sent out -a tweet urging his supporters to come to Washington. 

, one bordering events complying with the 2020 election and the various other relating to the handling of classified papers.