Now that I have figured out that the Nunes Twitter request was not a grand jury subpoena but likely a Stored Communications Act order it may help folks narrow on who did it. Need to find the rules on submitting them. It may be something a law enforcement officer could do.
Here is the DOJ manual that says a "government entity" can get a SCA warrant without notice to the customer. justice.gov/sites/default/…
government entity is defined in 18 USC 2711(4) as follows:
"the term “governmental entity” means a department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof."
"the term “governmental entity” means a department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof."
So theoretically, some cracker working in a rural Alabama sheriff's dept could get a local judge to issue it. SCA may have just taken a fatal blow. It has a lesser standard that only requires proof it may be relevant to an criminal investigation. Like the warrant standard.
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