Washington (CNN) A federal judge in New Mexico won't step in to protect Trump attorney John Eastman's seized cell phone from Justice Department investigators, after Eastman was searched as part of a January 6-related criminal inquiry.
US District Judge Robert Brack rejected Eastman's arguments for emergency help from the court in an opinion Friday. Eastman had asked the court to block federal investigators from using the contents of his phone in their probe.
Brack validated the court-approved warrant that had enabled the FBI to take and unlock Eastman's phone when agents approached him outside a restaurant in New Mexico last month.
The judge noted that the Justice Department said it would get a second warrant before searching the phone. It's unknown whether the DOJ has taken that step.
The department typically puts in place what's called a "filter team" when dealing with material seized from attorneys or that could be privileged.
BaconMobile on July 16th, 2022 at 01:01 UTC »
All of these slimy motherfuckers trying to do everything possible to hide or avoid showing evidence. Really shows how dead to rights guilty they know they are.
Joneszey on July 16th, 2022 at 00:53 UTC »
MitsyEyedMourning on July 16th, 2022 at 00:49 UTC »
All your crimes are belong to us - DOJ