Anthony David Weiner (/ˈwiːnər/; born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 9th> congressional district from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he consistently carried the district with at least 60% of the vote. - Wikipedia
New York's 9th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Yvette Clarke. The district is located entirely within Brooklyn. - Google Maps
The original still has some importance for evidentiary procedure. Copies are good for the evidence on them, so long as you can authenticate them. The authentication process, therefore, is so much easier if you have the actual laptop and a clear record of each moment it changed hands. It could take days in court to describe before a jury why/how a copy is just as good as the original for the sake of prosecution. On top of that, they could probably snag some DNA off it for whatever reason.
Weiner's laptop?
Did you forget that multiple copies exist?
Didn't Gaetz have multiple clones that he has in dead man switches to be released publicly?
The original still has some importance for evidentiary procedure. Copies are good for the evidence on them, so long as you can authenticate them. The authentication process, therefore, is so much easier if you have the actual laptop and a clear record of each moment it changed hands. It could take days in court to describe before a jury why/how a copy is just as good as the original for the sake of prosecution. On top of that, they could probably snag some DNA off it for whatever reason.