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The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:05 AM Jun 2017

Who had their own phone legally tapped to collect evidence? [View all]

And then a government request to extend the monitoring after it was shut off was denied? Curious?

Here's the case, with identities redacted.

https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nyedce/1:2017mc01679/402909/2/0.pdf

There is an unsubstantiated report that the "witness" in question was none other than James Comey, who was collecting evidence on Donald, Donald Jr. and Eric. If that report is even close to true it's the most galactically incredible story I've ever read, and I read a LOT of SF when I was a kid. Comey may have essentially had himself wired - had his own phone legally tapped so he could record Trump et al. Trump should definitely think twice about firing Bobby Three Sticks.

Lordy, maybe there ARE tapes!

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Comey ? Has he even met Jr. & Eric ? nocalflea Jun 2017 #1
Yep. ABC reported it. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #5
Freaking wow - that may just be the icing on the cake malaise Jun 2017 #2
I swear, The_jackalope Jun 2017 #9
sort of like this? WhiteTara Jun 2017 #14
Yeah, like that. Thanks! nt The_jackalope Jun 2017 #15
Join the line malaise Jun 2017 #18
I just had this vision of all our eyeballs popping out WhiteTara Jun 2017 #19
The government request Refers to this as a wiretap Not Ruth Jun 2017 #3
Or if the subject gets fired and is no longer a government employee. nt The_jackalope Jun 2017 #4
You can record your own conversations legally FakeNoose Jun 2017 #6
If it was a court-approved wiretap, I don't think he has to say squat. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #7
tell me more about the nickname WhiteTara Jun 2017 #16
It refers to the III in his name The_jackalope Jun 2017 #17
Ah, of course. WhiteTara Jun 2017 #20
Yes, mine did too at first! The_jackalope Jun 2017 #21
Typically as long as 1 person consents, you're good. DC law is like that jmg257 Jun 2017 #8
OK thanks I didn't know that FakeNoose Jun 2017 #11
There are several ways around admissibility Nevernose Jun 2017 #23
DC is one party consent Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #26
Former Central Intelligence Agency Director James Woolsey L. Coyote Jun 2017 #10
Possibly...1. tapped phone was supplied to person 1 yr ago MedusaX Jun 2017 #12
The phone could also have been used as a wire. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #13
If Comey had been wiretapping Trump and his sons for over a year using Comey's own cell phone Not Ruth Jun 2017 #27
Even better than GLOMAR The_jackalope Jun 2017 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jun 2017 #22
Oh this is interesting - "Wire Taps" anyone? jmg257 Jun 2017 #24
Could be where he got the idea. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #25
Same reporter has a story that Kislyak's phone was hacked the same way Comey's was The_jackalope Jun 2017 #29
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