[BiglyCommentary]

If he had the packets, the FBI didn’t have to wait for presentation. The warrants could have been executed to turn it over.

Exactly. But for so many that basic logic blows right over their heads. If the data contained "something" that made it illegal for Lendell's team to share it it also made it illegal for them to possess it. The FBI could have simply seized the data from the Lindell team at any time. PERIOD!

So now the PCAP data has gone off to data heaven and will never ever be seen or analyzed by Lindell's team or anyone else ever again. All the hype and egg on face could have been avoided if the data had been vetted first and then after it was, blow the trumpets from the rooftops about bombshell proof.

[kiryandil]

If the data contained "something" that made it illegal for Lendell's team to share it it also made it illegal for them to possess it. The FBI could have simply seized the data from the Lindell team at any time. PERIOD!

Yes and no.

Mostly no.