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"Please cite where the FBI failed to follow the law in this case. The FBI is a law enforcement agency."

There's this:

A federal prosecutor told Amazon's Pat Stokes that DOJ "seized the money too early" and that being forced to "prove" its seizure with evidence would have a "negative impact."



That doesn’t mean they failed to follow the law. They can lawfully seize assets and later decide they were wrong/premature.


That statement is from a prosecutor, who would have been as generous to the DOJ/FBI as possible in their wording. That it still sounds bad is telling.


The doj isn’t the fbi


Yes, the DOJ is a superset.

the FBI is part of the DOJ and the AG is overall responsible for them.

It is the investigative arm of the DOJ.

Their procedures and powers are covered by guidelines (a public set and a classified set) issued by the AG




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