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To: george76

this was a court ordered arrest - not FBI instigated


37 posted on 11/17/2021 4:58:18 AM PST by elpadre ( ying them.)
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To: elpadre
-- this was a court ordered arrest - not FBI instigated --

Courts don't issue search warrants on their own volition. The press use of the phrase "court ordered" is misleading.

At the end of a civil lawsuit, when plaintiff wins, the court order the defendant to pay money to the plaintiff. It's a court order. But the court didn't start the lawsuit, the plaintiff did.

FBI goes to court, claims it has probable cuase a crime was or is being committed, and asks for a search or arrest warrant, or both. If the court agrees that the evidene amounts to probable cause, it "orders" the search or arrest.

39 posted on 11/17/2021 7:49:12 AM PST by Cboldt
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