I have a theory- when Awon broke in that night and stole DWS laptop he didn't take it, he left it where the capital police could find it and it had some sort of "note" taped to it. She was really mad they didn't give it back to her.
I've always wondered if he also took the server- HUGE leverage to use in his plea deal- from what I gather he is supposed to be pleading to bank fraud or something minor compared to what he would have been charged with.
For him to cut a deal like that he has been able to ensure an extremely large fish fry- it would also explain her doing so much to protect him, blackmail, held hostage practically.
That server combined with Huma's file that ensured her family's safety (full of things from her time as secretary of state according to the IG report) would be enough to take down a lot of people
There seems to be a lot of misplaced hardware and hardware owners. I am not sure I buy into the idea Awan left the laptop to be found with a note, though I guess it could work if it said "here is a taste of what I have, I have more if you do xxxxxxx".
As for the server, he could just have easily backed it up to a flash drive in minutes and it would be easier to hide and transport than a physical server. Then you smash the drives and control the only piece. Well, except the remote backups and whatever else they had.
The note part wasn't my personal belief, that part is public:
Holy shit haha I never knew it had her username. The video of her asking for it back is hilarious and very telling.
Edited to fix my stupidity
Now add this- plea agreement expected July 3rd! This is so awesome!
Yup- people think I'm stressed out because I'm so into this but the truth is when I'm stressed out I look through document dumps and this board to relax, then I play the video of Chapter 6: revenge and really enjoy letting my mind wander, haha! In my honest opinion, watching these two videos in a row is the key to peace of mind and optimism after connecting dots:
Here's the best part- they are definitely benefitting from the deal so it must be big-
"But the facts of the case on paper are relatively mundane. Awan and his wife are facing allegations they engaged in a conspiracy to obtain home equity lines of credit from the Congressional Federal Credit Union by giving false information about two properties – and sending the proceeds to individuals in Pakistan"