Trump lawyers cite First Amendment in asking judge to force Twitter to restart his account – NewsNation Now

NEW YORK (AP) Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the companysuspended in Januaryfollowing the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Trumps 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 Trumps filing.

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

Trump was also suspended fromFacebookand Googles YouTube over similar concerns that he would provoke violence. Facebooks ban will last two years, until Jan. 7, 2023, after which the company will review his suspension. YouTubes ban is indefinite.

In July, Trumpfiled lawsuitsin the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against all three tech companies and their CEOs, claiming that he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored. The motion for a preliminary injunction was filed as part of Trumps case against Twitter.

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