If Twitter and Facebook are actually deleting evidence that the DoJ is going to want to see (as opposed to just removing it from public view) that is going to go very badly for both companies and whichever employees made the decision to do so. See 18 US Code 1519, the fines will be massive and prison time can reach up to 20yrs as BigBubba's roomhate.

@Render I wondered the same ... are they not destroying evidence?

@elisa Almost certainly. But that's a DoJ decision.

@Render Oh good, I'm sure Sessions will get right onto that. Actually – it would be Rosenstein. Can we trust him?

@elisa *shakes magic eight-ball* I dunno...

@Render Damn. Nobody seems to know. I have heard good things via obscure NPR podcasts, etc. What does J think?

@elisa That you would have to ask J yourself. Last time I tried to figure out what he thinks I was dizzy for a week.

@Render You guys must have typed at the same time!

@elisa He's way faster a typist than I am.