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'Absolutely no legal authority': Trump's threats to shut down Twitter are 'totally asinine' and reek of censorship, according to legal experts

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to two of his tweets alleging voting by mail in California would be "substantially fraudulent" and lead to a "Rigged Election."titled, "Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud" and listed a series of facts contradicting his claims. interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election"Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices," Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning.

And although members of Congress have threatened legislation on the issue for years, the threats seem "more like culture war posturing than substance," White said. "We have the First Amendment to protect the speech of private entities — Twitter being one of them — and individuals from government censorship, whether the censorship emanates from the legislative, executive, or judicial branch," Calvert added.told Business Insider in an earlier interview

 

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