"Driving the news: Late Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala denied the FBI's petition for a warrant to search the smartphone owned by the suspect in the case, a 66-year-old retiree named Barbara Wien. The Justice Department plans to appeal, a source told Axios. The FBI wants to examine Wien's phone to see if she lied to investigators or was part of a group that might pose a risk to Miller and his family."
"Weeks earlier, in a related state investigation, a progressive prosecutor in Arlington, Va., made an unusual request by essentially siding with the defense to persuade a state judge to limit the search and keep the data from the FBI. "The position of the judge and the justice system in Northern Virginia is, Stephen Miller deserves this, so it shouldn't be investigated," a senior administration official said. "This is just about gathering evidence to see if there should be an arrest. And the judges are blocking it.""
""A lot of administration officials feel it's a problem that you have to live in Virginia or D.C. or Maryland. But the criminal justice system will not protect you and your family," a White House official said."
Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala denied the FBI's petition for a warrant to search the smartphone owned by 66-year-old Barbara Wien. The Justice Department plans to appeal the decision. The FBI sought the phone to determine whether Wien lied to investigators or was part of a group that might threaten Stephen Miller and his family. A progressive Arlington prosecutor earlier sought to limit a related state search and to prevent the data from being shared with the FBI. Miller and his family were relocated from their Arlington home to a military base amid security concerns.
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