The Supreme Court has told Elon Musk to buzz off.
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from Elon Musk’s X Corp. on the company’s claim that special counsel Jack Smith took an unlawful deep dive into Donald Trump’s social media account without notifying the former president.
X Corp. begged the Supreme Court in July to determine under what circumstances a tech company can be compelled to turn over information on its users, while being prevented from alerting those users that they’re being investigated.
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When X Corp. challenged the order, it was found in contempt and fined $350,000. Prosecutors argued that notifying Trump of the search would endanger the evidence.
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This isn’t the NSA snooping on your private conversations because it’s a day ending in a y.
This is a search for corroborating evidence against someone credibly accused of inciting a fucking insurrection done with reasonable suspicion, court order, the works.
As for the “gag order” part, Trump is known to routinely delete evidence and there’s no doubt that Musk would warn him to do so if it didn’t put himself in legal jeopardy.
Tl;Dr: you’re comparing apples and hand grenades.