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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNBC Article: Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones
Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, a source said.
Federal investigators have wiretapped the phone lines of Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer for President Donald Trump who is under investigation for a payment he made to an adult film star who alleged she had an affair with Trump, according to two people with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving Cohen.
It is not clear how long the wiretap has been authorized, but NBC News has learned it was in place in the weeks leading up to the raids on Cohen's offices, hotel room, and home in early April, according to one person with direct knowledge.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, the person said.
Previously, federal prosecutors in New York have said in court filings that they have conducted covert searches on multiple e-mail accounts maintained by Cohen.
More: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/feds-tapped-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-s-phones-n871011
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, a source said.
Federal investigators have wiretapped the phone lines of Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer for President Donald Trump who is under investigation for a payment he made to an adult film star who alleged she had an affair with Trump, according to two people with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving Cohen.
It is not clear how long the wiretap has been authorized, but NBC News has learned it was in place in the weeks leading up to the raids on Cohen's offices, hotel room, and home in early April, according to one person with direct knowledge.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, the person said.
Previously, federal prosecutors in New York have said in court filings that they have conducted covert searches on multiple e-mail accounts maintained by Cohen.
More: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/feds-tapped-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-s-phones-n871011
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NBC Article: Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones (Original Post)
MelissaB
May 2018
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MelissaB
(16,420 posts)1. ... snip
Two sources close to Trump's newest attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, say he learned that days after the raid the president had made a call to Cohen, and told Trump never to call again out of concern the call was being recorded by prosecutors.
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)2. Trump just threw up a half dozen filet-o-fishes
Whoa. The WH panic is gonna be stratospheric.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)3. *in place in the WEEKS leading up to the raids*
WEEKS
fuckin W E E K S
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)4. This is a big deal. Criminal wiretaps (known as Title IIIs, not FISAs) are difficult to get.
This is a big deal. Criminal wiretaps (known as Title IIIs, not FISAs) are difficult to get. You have to show a court that your intercepts will uncover evidence of a crime that you cannot obtain through less intrusive means.
Link to tweet
RockRaven
(15,012 posts)5. I wonder what's on those intercepts
At the time of the raid, it was pointed out that the warrant/raid route was more aggressive than the more common subpoena route, and to get the warrant prosecutors had to convince the judge that there was reason to believe the subpoena would not be complied with and/or that the evidence was at risk of being destroyed.
Can you imagine if they've got Trump and Cohen on tape discussing criminal actions?