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Twitter withdraws lawsuit against Trump administration

By Daniel Chaitin
Published April 7, 2017 5:31pm ET
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Twitter withdraws lawsuit against Trump administration
Twitter sued in response to a DHS demand for the identity of the person behind an anonymous account critical of DHS. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) | J. David Ake

Twitter withdrew its lawsuit against the Trump administration over an anti-Trump account on Friday one day after it sued.

According to a court document, Twitter said because U.S. Customs and Border Protection withdrew a request for a summons, it was “voluntarily” withdrawn all claims against it.

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