rich_m wrote:
why is it not crazy? if he wants to say some of the documents were planted, then he should state which docs on the list he is referring to or STFU snout docs being planted.
why can't the Feds just bring him in and ask him? He's just a private citizen now.
Because there is a plausible argument that you need to actually see the documents to tell whether they were originally at MAL. You're talking about 11,000 documents. How is he supposed to remember every single document that was in those boxes? Granted, seeing the document, with all its details, isn't a sure way to clarify your memory, but it's certainly better than just seeing a list of documents. It is quite common that an honest witness will have no memory of a document if you just ask them about it, but when you actually put it in front of them -- with all the visual cues (pictures, layout, specific words, handwritten notes, etc.) that includes -- it jogs their memory. Asking him the question in person won't (or probably won't) help his memory relative to seeing the list (even assuming he does not take the fifth and refuse to answer any questions).