This is absolutely correct. Furthermore it would illegal to release the contents of the laptop that are not used in a trial.
Think about it. Let's say the government goes after you for drug dealing and seizes your stuff. They can't release all those emails where you talk about how you hate your wife's sister or you think your boss is a jackass. It would be a massive invasion of privacy. They can't even release stuff they present to a grand jury, if the grand jury does not vote to indict you. All that is highly secret and it's illegal for anyone to leak grand jury evidence.
The idea that you are going to randomly being able to scroll through Anthony Weiner's stuff that's not part of his criminal case is not going to happen through legal channels.
This fantasy that other crimes are indicate on the laptop is a fantasy based on a deliberate hoax. Lies were deliberately told about what was on the laptop and everything since is evidence that they were lies.
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Vindicator ago
I'm going to go ahead and give this the "IMPORTANT!" flair. We've been waiting on this bit of news for a long, long time. :-)
MolochHunter ago
premature, my man
the laptop's contents themselves have not been ordered released, only these official documents pertaining to the legal process
Are_we__sure ago
This is absolutely correct. Furthermore it would illegal to release the contents of the laptop that are not used in a trial.
Think about it. Let's say the government goes after you for drug dealing and seizes your stuff. They can't release all those emails where you talk about how you hate your wife's sister or you think your boss is a jackass. It would be a massive invasion of privacy. They can't even release stuff they present to a grand jury, if the grand jury does not vote to indict you. All that is highly secret and it's illegal for anyone to leak grand jury evidence.
The idea that you are going to randomly being able to scroll through Anthony Weiner's stuff that's not part of his criminal case is not going to happen through legal channels.
This fantasy that other crimes are indicate on the laptop is a fantasy based on a deliberate hoax. Lies were deliberately told about what was on the laptop and everything since is evidence that they were lies.