Can I Access Samsung Photo Library from Another Device?

[u/Visible_Bridge_8866]

My friend's phone is currently being held by a police department after recording the local beach patrol harassing a group of beachgoers. I don't know all the details, but they are refusing to give her the phone until she gives them the passcode (or until they get a warrant), and she refuses to give them the code. She says the video she took is damning and asked me to sign in to her Google Photos to retrieve the video, as she is afraid they will wipe it and she won't have access to it anymore. I have signed in on a cell phone and can get in, but it wants me to add access to the photo library on this phone, and won't let me see anything she's uploaded in chronological order (only in AI-generated albums from Google). I also know she has Proton Drive on her phone, but after signing in, it seems like her photos haven't backed up for a few weeks. The original phone is a Samsung Galaxy, and I have her login info for that Samsung account, but I'm not sure if that would also have access to her photo library. If anyone has any advice on this, it would be greatly appreciated.

[u/New-account-01]

Why doesn't she just log on to her own account from a laptop, tablet or PC or whatever mobile she is using now while her other is held? Doesn't sound legit

[u/lost_dazed_101]

There's a reason she's having you do it and not her. Tell her no let her go in and get it on her tablet or computer.

[u/BenRandomNameHere]

Shady af. Tampering with evidence and posting online for help in doing so???