That’s the question I’m asking. If he had it on the flight to Detroit, then it’s in federal custody. There’d be no logical reason to think that the federal government would allow evidence to be photographed and released to the public prior to trial.
Seeing the passport now would tend to lend credibility to that attorney’s story.
Reminds me of the torn up suicide not found in Vince Foster’s briefcase days after the briefcase had been found to be empty.