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Seems like he didn't feel the need for a warrant to "search", but did to "seize". Given the state of things, you could almost forgive him for thinking that he could do whatever the hell he wanted without worry of recrimination.

Which is funny since that's more or less how I've always heard, as a person outside of law enforcement, a warrant works. It provides permission to search for, often specific, evidence to seize.

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