Chaka Fattah, a Philadelphia congressman facing corruption charges, failed to persuade a federal appeals court to void a search warrant that would give investigators access to seven years of his private emails.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed Fattah's argument that executing the warrant to force Google Inc to turn over contents of his Gmail account dating back to 2008 would violate the U.S. Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause, which provides protections for members of Congress.
Circuit Judge Julio Fuentes said the three-judge appeals court panel lacked jurisdiction because the warrant has yet to be executed.
He also said Fattah, a Democrat in his 11th term, could not demonstrate that disclosing privileged emails, as opposed to using them as evidence, was unconstitutional.
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5 comments:
Look at his name. It spells corrupt!
Karma! ! When you get flush the toilet stitch goes down the drain.
11th term? Now that makes sense (for some).
Maybe Philly has run out of black candidates?
He is worried about all those Ashley Madison emails he sent.
Another corrupt politician go figure. They all pull this crap . I guess he pissed off or stepped on the wrong toe.
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