No. The laptop was seized because there was evidence in the press that Weiner sexted with an underage girl in another state. Crimes that cross state lines are federal crimes and the US Attorney in NY subpoenaed the laptop and it was seized by the FBI.
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carmencita ago
I remember still being on reddit when this all started. When the NYPD said how horrible the stuff on there was. Let's hope this is it.
IGiveZeroFucks ago
Supposedly this is why the FBI re-opened the case -- to seize the laptop.
Are_we__sure ago
No. The laptop was seized because there was evidence in the press that Weiner sexted with an underage girl in another state. Crimes that cross state lines are federal crimes and the US Attorney in NY subpoenaed the laptop and it was seized by the FBI.
It was only then, that the laptop was examined.
YogSoggoth ago
Are you working with one of those mini laptops, Convict Wiener? Oh, yeah, minimum security.