Trumps TT lawyer claims they were given assurance by the previous GSA-G/C( Beckler) who has since passed away,
that they would 'own and control' the information.
Current GSA -D/C Mr.Loewentritt ,has disputed such...he tells that TTT members were informed that any materials
they produced using government systems could be turned over to LE.
TTT legal reps should have arranged written signed proof of any such alleged assurance given by GSAs Mr.Beckler,
if they don't have such, then they weren't looking after the Transition team as their client.
Even then, a personally issued assurance does not necessarily override the legislated powers of a Fed. investigation
or GSA operating procedures.
People can issue assurances that actually have no legally binding effect. ..So It could be that the TTT legal team failed
in their due diligence.
Loewentritt mentioned a list of agreements that anyone had to agree to when using GSA materials during the transition,
including monitoring and auditing of devices and that, “Therefore, no expectation of privacy can be assumed.”
Loewentritt first suggested a warrant or subpoena for access to the materials, but then decided the Special Counsel’s Office
administrative letter of request for information , was sufficient.
I still find it unclear if Mueller actually broke the law or not.
Mueller violated the 4th Amendment, by asking for and receiving private communications without a warrant.
A “reasonable expectation of privacy” under the 4th offers some protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
—ie gov. is required to go to a judge to obtain a warrant based on probable cause.
However, when a third party (GSA) holds the records, courts have ruled there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.
2010, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Rehberg v. Paulk, 'that a person does not have a reasonable expectation
of privacy once any copy of the email is delivered to a third party'
