Federal Judge Rules Twitter Must Cough Up ID Of User Who Threatened Bachmann

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Twitter must hand over the identity of a user who made threats against Michelle Bachmann on the network.

According to Politico, the judge determined that prosecutors have a “compelling interest” in identifying the user and following up with a criminal investigation.

Known only as Mr. X in court filings, this user apparently tweeted the following threat against Bachmann:

“I want to f—- Michelle Bachman … with a Vietnam era machete.”

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