U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter, which is embroiled in a feud with the White House, is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform.
Cruz, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, wrote a letter asking the Justice and Treasury Departments to open an investigation into Twitter Inc"for possible criminal violations" of U.S. sanctions against Iran.Cruz said Twitter may have broken the law by letting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweet despite their being blacklisted under Executive Order 13876, which bars providing goods or services to those targeted.
tedcruz is just wasting precious resources over a stupid egoistic matter. Oops. Right in the face PAPSingapore sia.
Good. It's about time. Lee Kuan Yew would have banned these anti-family anarchists long ago
waah
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