re: Question for the Lawyers

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That doesn't meet the standard of probable cause. Imagine if PC consisted of "could". That would be a very scary world to live in.

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I'm using could in the vernacular sense here, not trying to convey any particular level of certainty of a violation or lack of a violation.

In any event, probably cause is not a particularly high standard. To quote the Supreme Court, probable cause exists "where the facts and circumstances within the officers' knowledge, and of which they have reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to warrant a belief by a man of reasonable caution that a crime is being committed."

It doesn't mean that there needs to be a 50% chance or greater that there is a crime being committed.

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I'm using could in the vernacular sense here, not trying to convey any particular level of certainty of a violation or lack of a violation.

In any event, probably cause is not a particularly high standard. To quote the Supreme Court, probable cause exists "where the facts and circumstances within the officers' knowledge, and of which they have reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to warrant a belief by a man of reasonable caution that a crime is being committed."

It doesn't mean that there needs to be a 50% chance or greater that there is a crime being committed.

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Correct, the judge doesn't have to be convinced that anyone violated the law, or in the case of a search warrant, they don't have to be convinced that evidence will definitely be found. They only have to be convinced that a reasonable LEO would believe the warrant would result in evidence.

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Yes, this may not actually turn into a prosecution for those reasons. Doesn't invalidate the warrant though.

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Mueller has lost sight here, he's no longer looking for justice. He merely wants Trump implicated in SOMETHING regardless of whether it results in a criminal charge or not.

I'm as pro law enforcement as a person can get, I would arrest my own mom if she committed a crime, but this investigation needs to be shut down.

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extremely rare. What this tells you is that they have fool proof evidence of crimes being committed and everyone should be extremely scared

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This is the naiveté and ignorance that they count on from the American public.