re: #463 Jay C

Ummm, I know this may sound like an extraordinarily dumb question: but is this even legal? Are “secret” subpoenas permitted (outside of espionage cases and the like)? Can he “reveal the existence” of it to his lawyer?

I could see one way such a subpoena could be legal, which is if it during the preliminary investigation has emerged evidence of involvement an intelligence service of a foreign nation in the shenanigans in MI.
And if I remember correctly, you can reveal its existence to your lawyer, but your lawyer is then covered by the subpoena secrecy as well.
Also, is if you reveal the existence of a secret subpoena, isn’t it that contempt of court or something?