'I am appalled': Attorney who sued to release FBI's Clinton warrant says it shows no probable cause

[DonViejo]

20 DEC 2016 AT 13:37 ET

California defense attorney E. Randal Schoenberg, who successfully sued to have a search warrant for Hillary Clinton’s emails released, said on Tuesday that the order did not meet the standard of probable cause.

The warrant which was unsealed on Tuesday suggests that federal magistrate Kevin Fox in Manhattan granted the Oct. 30 warrant to search Anthony Weiner’s laptop “based exclusively on the FBI’s contention” that it may have contained classified emails exchanged between Clinton and Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, according to Politico.

Schoenberg wrote on Facebook that he was “appalled” after seeing the warrant because the FBI had presented “nothing at all” that amounted to probable cause.

“You will have to ask Judge Fox, or the agent in charge (whose name has been redacted), or Director Comey, why they thought they might find evidence of a crime, why they felt it necessary to inform Congress, and why they even sought this search warrant,” Schoenberg said.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/i-am-appalled-attorney-who-sued-to-release-fbis-clinton-warrant-says-it-shows-no-probable-cause/

[Lucinda]

1. ...

[toddwv]

2. This is troubling.

One could point to a conspiracy from ground up.

And yet nothing will be done about it for at least 4 years and even if the Democrats were to assume control of at least 1 branch, they likely wouldn't do anything because they prefer compromise and not rocking the boat.

[UCmeNdc]

3. Republicans never give up and will win by any means

[yeoman6987]

7. I read judge Kevin fox's bio and I don't think he's a repug at all

[Kingofalldems]

13. Not a good try even, yeoman6987. Trump stole the election.

And you know it.

What will the Trumpies say when Arnold's tapes come out?

'I think he was a Democrat.' ?

[Kingofalldems]

14. Changing the subject.

[uponit7771]

16. Its the not the judge its the reasoning that was given to him that was bunk

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Fishing

They didn't get a bite but the damage was done.

[mopinko]

5. comey needs to go. nobody can complain about retaliation now.

if they do, who cares.
hire some honey badger that will clean up this mess. there must be a good woman in the fbi somewhere.

[pbmus]

8. He cannot go except to jail

Need an investigation and people need to go away...

[Arkansas Granny]

6. "You will have to ask Judge Fox . . . why they even sought this search warrant."

I think we all know why and it had nothing to do with any belief that there was wrongdoing on the part of Hillary Clinton.

[oasis]

9. COMEY!

He should be hounded by journalists until the end of his days.

[Coyotl]

10. Obama must tell Comey, "You're FIRED!"

TODAY!

[Paladin]

11. I am unsurprised. (nt)

[libtodeath]

12. The entire right wing cabal should be in prison.

[steventh]

15. An attorney who actively sought the unsealing of the warrant and

subsequently was appalled by what he saw when he got it, seems likely to be interested in further action. I expect that attorney Schoenberg and/or others, especially those who have legal standing, will pursue a legal challenge to the defective warrant to the extent that laws provide remedies.