[sealeck]

> You're in favor of holding executives hostage to demand access to data?

This is a very emotional way of saying "you're in favour of enforcing contempt of court rulings against people who try to obstruct the judicial process".

[gruez]

See my other reply: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42057072

it's not clear whether the executive has the ability to turn over the documents.

[sealeck]

The executive has the power to instruct other employees to do things.