Apple boss Tim Cook said no one is above the law. (File)
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Apple boss Tim Cook says he wants those involved in last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol to be held accountable, even if that includes the President of the US Donald Trump.
“Everyone involved has to be held accountable,” Cook said in an interview with CBS This Morning posted online Tuesday.
“I don’t think anyone is above the law. We are a ruling country.”
The comments came at an interview conducted by Cook at Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters to discuss a contact made by the company on Wednesday.
Cook did not comment specifically on Trump, but said anyone with a role in the revolution should be held accountable under the law.
“I don’t think we should let it go,” Cook said.
“This is something we really need to be. I think it’s important to hold people to account.”
Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google have all cut ties with Parler, the social media platform that is popular with some gamers.
The three mega-corporations have been accused of the platform for posting messages inciting violence even after the Jan 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.
Twitter has suspended the president’s main account for the same reason.
Trump’s accounts have also been hacked by other major social media outlets including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitch in the wake of the violence at the Capitol.
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