In a court filing submitted this week, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Trezevant argued that returning Burke’s devices would compromise the government’s ability to finish the ongoing investigation. Revealing the probable cause could “pollute” the investigation, Trezevant wrote. Instead, Trezevant wrote, the team has demanded the return of all of Burke’s devices. Burke’s legal team sent a statement to the Times in response to Trezevant’s court filing, reiterating their argument that Burke committed no crimes in finding and sharing publicly accessible Fox News videos. “Think about the chilling effect on journalists if the government can seize your work product and hold on to it indefinitely, preventing you from publishing by claiming to conduct an ongoing investigation,” Burke’s legal team wrote.

Source: Fox News August 10, 2023 15:54 UTC