THREAD: Why news that Mueller obtained a search warrant for Facebook content may be the biggest news in the case since the Manafort raid.
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1/ Last night, the
@WSJ reported that Mueller obtained info from Facebook via search warrant: https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/facebook-gave-special-counsel-robert-mueller-more-details-on-russian-ad-buys-than-congress-1505514552 …48 replies 1,187 retweets 3,141 likesShow this thread -
2/ The
@WSJ talks about some of the info Mueller obtained (see below). Mueller could not obtain *content* of an account without a warrant.pic.twitter.com/Hl2wMuyF3Y
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3/ I was initially wary about discussing implications of this story because I worried
@WSJ may have presumed a warrant that didn't exist.3 replies 437 retweets 1,952 likesShow this thread -
4/ But
@CNN has confirmed that Mueller obtained content via search warrant, including ads, acct details, targeting.http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/15/media/facebook-mueller-ads/index.html …21 replies 1,037 retweets 2,985 likesShow this thread
I think that far, far overstates what they've confirmed & as you know 702 would be option too. https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/09/16/facebook-doesnt-need-a-probable-cause-search-warrant-to-turn-over-ad-data-to-robert-mueller/ …
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