>I wonder what would have happened if Musk had not requested data from all accounts, but a more targeted list of valuable targets. Would that have been granted?

>I wonder what would have happened if Musk had not requested data from all accounts, but a more targeted list of valuable targets. Would that have been granted? Not likely. Discovery requests have to be justified to the judge that they are applicable to the lawsuit. If e.g. Musk's lawyers asked for all data on Trump, the judge would likely deny that request as "overly broad" since Musk's lawyers (presumably) would not be able to demonstrate how Trump's records could be used to make their case in court.