Posted on 05/01/2021 2:54:13 PM PDT by blam
The FBI raid this week of former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani violated the "spirit and the letter of the Constitution," because it permitted prosecutors to read privileged information without permission, according to legal expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax TV.
"This was just a misuse of the search and seizure power," Dershowitz told "Saturday Report." "Initially it was turned down; now it was approved, both by a judge and by the attorney general of the United States, so it wasn't lawless action, but I believe that they acted inconsistently with both the spirit and the letter of the Constitution and that there should be remedies for it.
"It just shouldn't be done this way," Dershowitz added to host Carl Higbie. "It should be done through subpoena, and that is the constitutional route to getting evidence."
The only reason to raid Giuliani's privileged electronics is out of fear he would destroy evidence, but Dershowitz added that burden of proof falls short in this case.
"To conduct a search warrant is to imply that Rudy Giuliani and the other lawyers who are subject to the search warrant would destroy evidence," Dershowitz said. "Now, Giuliani knew they were after the cell phones and the computers for months and months and months, and he didn't destroy anything, so what's the basis for the search warrant rather than the subpoena?
"The 4th Amendment demands a subpoena in these situations, not a search warrant. What they did in this case was unconstitutional."
Reading the privileged information is damaging enough to Giuliani or any of his clients, because of "tainting" prosecutors who tend to privately share information with each other.
"What the government does is they seize it all, and then they give it to some prosecutors: They call them the taint team," Dershowitz said.
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That raid had nothing to do with Giuliani! It’s all about stopping Trump!
The GOPee is done. They no longer exist.
Dersh is my favorite democrat.
The fbi is the private army of the democrat party.
Laws are only for us, not for the Swamp. Especially Dhimmicraps.
When you are “dirty,” ignoring the law is a no sweat decision. The Dems are dirty. Their only concern is the ends. “Whatever it takes” is their motto.
These are criminal acts but nobody will challenge them for fear of being the next target.
I submit this. It has been a long time since there was an honest person in the D O Justice (includes CIA, FBI) of course, and we have been swindled, roped and dragged through the manure of government for too long. It is time to clean up the swamp and ALL governments, National, State, and Local!
Come to think about it, “Dersh” is a Douche!
The only reason to raid Giuliani’s privileged electronics is out of fear he would destroy evidence....................... Which is only permissible when....??? Yes a 2016 Presidential candidate comes to mind. But no there was problem there. Riiiiight! I can just imagine what was destroyed 2 Epsteins Island.
“But no there was problem there”. ..........Kind mixed up fingers? There was no problem there.
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