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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
The criminal probe into Weiner's emails concerned only the emails related to him communicating with a minor. When they noticed there was stuff from Clinton they needed to get a warrant to legally obtain those emails so they can go through them. Comey admitted they hadn't gone through them yet because that would have been against the law without a warrant.
Since they haven't even gone through the emails yet and don't know what's in them it's not a criminal probe. If they find a single incriminating email they'll immediately turn it into a criminal investigation.
It's the same as what happened the first time around.
Using the word criminal at this point is premature and very assumptive.
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No its not, you cannot obtain a warrant willy nilly, you have to have probable cause, that is approved and signed by a judge.
Obviously the FBI teams investigating Clinton and Wiener cross referenced their data and found something of merit that was enough to convince Comey to pursue a warrant. The judge must have also found it important enough to sign it.
They are not looking through the emails to examine if Hillary and her aide go to yoga every Thursday night. They are examining for criminal intent in which Hillary will be charged if the evidence is found. That is a criminal probe.