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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
6. Custodians don't get to decide whether to comply with grand jury subpoenas
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 06:51 PM
Jun 2021

based on their own assessments of whether the persons targeted are "criminals" or "honorable people."

Under your analysis, a phone company headed by a right winger could refuse to comply with grand jury subpoena for Marjorie Taylor Greene's phone records on the basis that they think the Biden administration is sleazy and engaging in a witch hunt against Greene whom they see as the salt of the earth.

That's not how the law or the criminal justice system works. And if anyone tried to argue to a judge that that was an appropriate cause for defying the subpoena in the resulting contempt of court proceedings, they'd likely be marched right off to jail.

TY for the reminder empedocles Jun 2021 #1
Aren't there right ways and wrong ways? Legal and illegal ways? soothsayer Jun 2021 #2
Me, too StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #3
Saying the subpoenas were legal is a half truth, is it not? gab13by13 Jun 2021 #8
Yes - the subpoenas were probably legal but improper and an abuse of power StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #13
My question is: how could they get a grand jury to do this? Jurors are that gullible? triron Jun 2021 #11
Grand juries give prosecutors very wide berth StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #14
I totally understand that it is not up to Apple or Google to decide whether the motivation was Atticus Jun 2021 #12
The grand jury subpoena was likely legal StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #16
So, we're down to an illegally obtained legal subpoena. One wonders how many of these are issued Atticus Jun 2021 #18
Your point is made, but FoxNewsSucks Jun 2021 #4
Custodians don't get to decide whether to comply with grand jury subpoenas StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #6
There is "predication" for both of those individuals. I am not aware of any such predication Atticus Jun 2021 #5
The custodian of the records sought has no role in assessing "predication" StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #7
You said you are a lawyer. gab13by13 Jun 2021 #9
Atticus is right StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #17
I respect your opinion, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #19
I understand that. That's why I mentioned the responsibility of those who SOUGHT Atticus Jun 2021 #10
You have more clearly asked what is bothering me. triron Jun 2021 #15
Yes and I have no problem if they let them know now, after the fact Bev54 Jun 2021 #20
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