I&#x27;m no lawyer, but I think that&#x27;s what they usually call &quot;evidence&quot;. If they have evidence of what&#x27;s on the drive, then he can be compelled to open it under current law.<p>There was a case a while back of a guy crossing a border. The LEO who inspected the laptop claims he saw CP, and somehow it was turned off before it could be preserved. In that case, they ruled that it wasn&#x27;t protected by the 5th because it wasn&#x27;t a search - they &quot;knew&quot; the evidence was there, they just couldn&#x27;t access it.