Does everybody know what time it is?
Lit O'Clock https://t.co/zKIsX5ShLu
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 3, 2018
That’s right. NBC News is out with a new report that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was wiretapped by the feds:
NBC News EXCLUSIVE: Feds had a wiretap up on Michael Cohen; details live now on @MSNBC
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 3, 2018
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, a source said. https://t.co/3V6l4bpo6k
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 3, 2018
Breaking from NBC News: Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones @Tom_Winter @JuliaEAinsley
https://t.co/Jl0uXfvZ53— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) May 3, 2018
Welp.
So was Trump right? Obama had his people wiretapped?
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) May 3, 2018
Actually, according to the report, it happened in the weeks before the raid on Cohen’s office:
EXCLUSIVE: Federal investigators have wiretapped the phone lines of Michael Cohen, sources confirm to NBC News pic.twitter.com/8q3GveTHt7
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 3, 2018
More from NBC News:
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.
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Alrighty then.
"So Putin's agreed to 2 mil for the pee tape, and then we're going to give him Estonia in exchange for… gimme a sec, Donnie, some schmuck is yelling in my ear about 'spinal tap' or something." pic.twitter.com/4BSzxPARMf
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 3, 2018
Stay tuned, folks.
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Update:
More:
EXCLUSIVE: Giuliani learned that after the raid on Cohen's office Trump had called Cohen. He told him not to call again because Cohen's phone might be tapped, say sources. https://t.co/IEkP8uHeoi
— NBC Investigations (@NBCInvestigates) May 3, 2018
NEW: Giuliani tells me he can't confirm there were wiretaps, hasn't been informed. But when read NBC report, he was furious. "If they picked up the president, they would have had to notify him." Said if true, wld be a "mockery" of attorney-client privilege and "gov't misconduct"
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 3, 2018
Giuliani says he hasn't spoken to POTUS yet about the NBC News story but is about to call him to discuss…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 3, 2018
Giuliani to Wash Post: If true, “It’s not appropriate. I mean, he’s a lawyer. You mean, I call up my lawyer and the government is wiretapping him? That’s pretty damn — I mean, they’ve already eviscerated the attorney-client privilege. This would make a mockery of it.”
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 3, 2018
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Update:
Well, we suppose this was inevitable, but WOW:
'You SH*TTING me?' NBC News, MSNBC issue '*HUGE* correction' to Michael Cohen wiretapping story https://t.co/YznMcCbnxB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 3, 2018
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