Special counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump s Twitter account in January, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

Twitter, now known as X, was initially resistant to complying, resulting in a $350,000 fine from the district court. The social media giant argued that the warrants nondisclosure order, which prohibited it from notifying anyone about the warrant, violated the First Amendment. Twitter ultimately complied with the order several days after the February deadline.

News about the warrant was revealed in a federal appeals court decision rejecting Twitters claim that a lower court judge shouldnt have held the company in contempt of court and imposed the fine.

We affirm the district court in all respects, the appeals court wrote in its July ruling.