Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter
by paulddraper on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @05:45PM
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> You may recall another candidate who was running for president in 2016 getting raked under the coals for using personal email to conduct federal business.
I thought the other candidate was raked over the coals for jeopardizing national security?
In any case, I speak of Trump's "government" Twitter, "government" Gmail, "government" Slack, and "government" Facebook. (IDK how such a distinction is made, but I would like to compare apples to apples.)
If they are being used to conduct official business, most likely yes. They will need to comply with federal regulations for data retention, public disclosure (or confidentiality as the case may be), etc.
You may recall another candidate who was running for president in 2016 getting raked under the coals for using personal email to conduct federal business.
> I don't see how anyone, president or otherwise, can't chose whom they send messages to.
What's to not understand? They are acting in an official capacity. Thus they are legally and ethically bound to a higher standard.