Dershowitz Explains Why RAID Hurts Us All

[WillowTree]

Alan Dershowitz: Why the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer hurts all of us


In other words, if the government improperly seizes private or privileged material, the violation has already occurred, even if the government never uses the material from the person from whom it was seized.

Not surprisingly, therefore, firewalls and taint teams were developed in the context of the Fifth Amendment, not the Fourth or Sixth Amendments. Remember who comprises the firewall and taint teams: other FBI agents, prosecutors and government officials, who have no right under the Fourth and Sixth Amendments even to see private or confidential materials, regardless of whether it is ever used against a defendant.

The very fact that this material is seen or read by a government official constitutes a core violation. It would be the same if the government surreptitiously recorded a confession of a penitent to a priest, or a description of symptoms by a patient to a doctor, or a discussion between a husband and wife of their sex life.





It worries me, but liberals insist we throw out our liberties. It is happening to Trump now, who is next?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Alan Dershowitz: Why the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer hurts all of us


In other words, if the government improperly seizes private or privileged material, the violation has already occurred, even if the government never uses the material from the person from whom it was seized.

Not surprisingly, therefore, firewalls and taint teams were developed in the context of the Fifth Amendment, not the Fourth or Sixth Amendments. Remember who comprises the firewall and taint teams: other FBI agents, prosecutors and government officials, who have no right under the Fourth and Sixth Amendments even to see private or confidential materials, regardless of whether it is ever used against a defendant.

The very fact that this material is seen or read by a government official constitutes a core violation. It would be the same if the government surreptitiously recorded a confession of a penitent to a priest, or a description of symptoms by a patient to a doctor, or a discussion between a husband and wife of their sex life.





It worries me, but liberals insist we throw out our liberties. It is happening to Trump now, who is next?

It has nothing to do with 'liberals.'

Trump appointees signed off on the warrants.

Evidence was gathered in an appropriate, lawful manner.

 

[miketx]

Alan Dershowitz: Why the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer hurts all of us


In other words, if the government improperly seizes private or privileged material, the violation has already occurred, even if the government never uses the material from the person from whom it was seized.

Not surprisingly, therefore, firewalls and taint teams were developed in the context of the Fifth Amendment, not the Fourth or Sixth Amendments. Remember who comprises the firewall and taint teams: other FBI agents, prosecutors and government officials, who have no right under the Fourth and Sixth Amendments even to see private or confidential materials, regardless of whether it is ever used against a defendant.

The very fact that this material is seen or read by a government official constitutes a core violation. It would be the same if the government surreptitiously recorded a confession of a penitent to a priest, or a description of symptoms by a patient to a doctor, or a discussion between a husband and wife of their sex life.





It worries me, but liberals insist we throw out our liberties. It is happening to Trump now, who is next?

It has nothing to do with 'liberals.'

Trump appointees signed off on the warrants.

Evidence was gathered in an appropriate, lawful manner.

Dimwit, unconstitutional means unlawful.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Alan Dershowitz: Why the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer hurts all of us


In other words, if the government improperly seizes private or privileged material, the violation has already occurred, even if the government never uses the material from the person from whom it was seized.

Not surprisingly, therefore, firewalls and taint teams were developed in the context of the Fifth Amendment, not the Fourth or Sixth Amendments. Remember who comprises the firewall and taint teams: other FBI agents, prosecutors and government officials, who have no right under the Fourth and Sixth Amendments even to see private or confidential materials, regardless of whether it is ever used against a defendant.

The very fact that this material is seen or read by a government official constitutes a core violation. It would be the same if the government surreptitiously recorded a confession of a penitent to a priest, or a description of symptoms by a patient to a doctor, or a discussion between a husband and wife of their sex life.





It worries me, but liberals insist we throw out our liberties. It is happening to Trump now, who is next?

It has nothing to do with 'liberals.'

Trump appointees signed off on the warrants.

Evidence was gathered in an appropriate, lawful manner.

It doesn’t matter who signed off on it. The Who doesn’t make the what legal.

 

[TheOldSchool]

As long as you don’t conspire with foreign powers and commit fraud in order to achieve power, you’re good to go.

 

[WillowTree]

As long as you don’t conspire woth foreign powers and commit fraud in order to achieve power, you’re good to go.

Your evidence is?