Trump sued for blocking his critics on Twitter
media coverage of the Russia investigations.
“He was open, transparent and innocent. This is the greatest Witch Hunt in political history. Sad!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
The emails offered the most concrete evidence to date that Trump campaign officials embraced Russian help to win the election, a subject that has cast a cloud over Trump’s presidency and spurred multiple investigations.
The Justice Department and Congress are both investigating alleged Russian interference in the November election and any possible collusion with Trump’s campaign.
Moscow has denied meddling. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov again hit back against the accusations and questioned why Trump’s son was being blamed over the meeting.
Trump has said his campaign did not collude with Russia.
First Amendment advocates sued US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying it is unconstitutional to block his critics on Twitter.
The Manhattan federal court lawsuit from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University cited seven individuals rejected by Trump or his aides after criticizing him.
According to the lawsuit, blocking people from following Trump’s account was a viewpoint-based restriction the US Constitution doesn’t allow.
It noted that Trump on July 2 tweeted: “My use of social media is not Presidential — it’s MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL.” It also quoted Sean Spicer saying that Trump’s tweets should be understood as “official statements of the president.” AP