He is a journalist, he wasn't found when he downloaded the files, but when he wrote about their content. Leasing a server wouldn't have changed a thing in that

He is a journalist, he wasn't found when he downloaded the files, but when he wrote about their content. Leasing a server wouldn't have changed a thing in that specific case. Anyway, bluetouff is well-versed in computer security and the co-founder of a VPN service, so I suspect the files weren't downloaded from a french IP adress.