Trump asks judge to force Twitter to restore his account

[AZProgressive]

NEW YORK – Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Trump’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Miami seeking a preliminary injunction against Twitter and its CEO, Jack Dorsey. They argue that Twitter is censoring Trump in violation of his First Amendment rights, according to the motion.

Twitter declined to comment Saturday on Trump’s filing.

The company permanently banned Trump from its platform days after his followers violently stormed the Capitol building to try to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win. Twitter cited concerns that Trump would incite further violence. Prior to the ban, Trump had roughly 89 million followers on Twitter.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/02/trump-asks-federal-judge-force-twitter-restore-his-account/5971920001/

[calimary]

1. Is this a judge he appointed?

That’d mean he expects a nice little something in exchange for appointing him or her.

[Clash City Rocker]

9. Many judges he appointed have ruled against him, though

So he can’t count on that meaning anything.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Well, fuck him. If he was half a man he wouldn't need Twitter as a crutch.

[Botany]

3. I thought twitter was private enterprise and in being so it can set its own rules.

Trump still has his 1st Amendment right to free speech but that does not mean that Twitter
has to give him a platform. I hope Trump's attorneys are getting their money up front because
this will be laughed out of court.


BTW it is schadenfreudely delicious know at this very minute Trump is feeling like shit because
he can't post anything on Twitter.

[EndlessWire]

5. LOL!

He can't control the second coup attempt without Twitter. He can't rule without Twitter. He can't hire stand-ins to speechify without the hidden Twitter. Oh my, what will he do...

[Botany]

7. I take comfort in: "He (trump) will never have another good day."

And this was written before his attempted coup and his ban from Twitter and Facebook too.

Peter Marks
@petermarksdrama
· Nov 6, 2020
I imagine it as a chilling final turn of the plot. His world is coming to an end. He will never have another good day. Loser label will haunt him. The law will pursue him. Mental illness will hobble him. His properties will bankrupt him.

Link to tweet

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[Dave Bowman]

4. OFFS!

This has nothing to do with the 1st amendment. What an ignorant fool.

[The Jungle 1]

6. Just imagine being a man who gets up every morning looks in the mirror and puts his makeup on.

Then spends 20 minutes fixing his rug.
It is just a delight that he is so desperate to get his mouth back. Not gonna happen round boy.

[captain queeg]

8. Agreed. I doubt he'll ever face the legal consequences of all he's done

But I guess knowing his is miserable provides some consolation.

[SledDriver]

13. This exactly

[Sapient Donkey]

10. That's won't actually happen, right? That would be a horrible precedent

I mean, even ignoring it being a Trump thing, I couldn't imagine anyone being allowed to do that would be a good thing.

[Baked Potato]

11. Why do republicans hate the free market? Why do they whine so?

“Don’t go where the huskies go...

and watch out for that yellow snow”.... Flake !!!

[Blue Owl]

12. Suck it Donny you fat piece of shit

n/t

[Captain Zero]

14. Suck it Donny you adhd, delusional, prick piece of shit

nt

[NewJeffCT]

15. Complete scam to continue to raise money

Florida has zero jurisdiction - Twitter Terms of Service require any legal action against them to be filed in Twitter's state of domicile - California.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Because he has so much success filing lawsuits.

Link to tweet

[Demovictory9]

17. Trumps twitter pattern was weird... thousands of hearts to his tweets, comments were almost all

negative. it's where Trump haters went to beat up on Trump. his fans rarely fought back..

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Twitter's CFO says Trump's ban is PERMANENT, even if he runs for office again.

Link to tweet