re: Trump issues statement on Barbara Boxer assault

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Gab CEO Andrew Torba said Donald Trump does not use the platform, after false reports suggested otherwise.

Multiple media outlets, including Insider, incorrectly reported that the former president broke his social media silence Friday with a post on Gab. But Torba says the account in question is not, and has never been, used by Trump.

"@realdonaldtrump is and always has been a mirror archive of POTUS' tweets and statements that we've run for years. We've always been transparent about this and would obviously let people know if the President starts using it," Torba said in a post on Gab.

Torba also criticised the media outlets that falsely reported that Trump himself was posting to the account, which features a blue check mark similar to those used on verified Twitter accounts.

The Gab post that was mistaken for a post from Trump himself featured a letter, which is genuine, sent by Trump's lawyers to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin. Raskin recently called on the former president to testify at his second impeachment hearing next week.

The letter, signed by Trump attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr., read: "We are in receipt of your latest public relations stunt. Your letter only confirms what is known to everyone: you cannot prove your allegations against the 45th President of the United States, who is now a private citizen."

The letter continued: "The use of our Constitution to bring a purported impeachment proceeding is much too serious to try to play these games."


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