NEW: Exclusive: Federal investigators have wiretapped the phone lines of Michael Cohen, according to two people with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving Cohen. https://t.co/HJ5sBDDcoM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 3, 2018
Wiretaps are difficult to get. Applications require multiple layers of review, including by career lawyers in Washington, plus approval by a district court judge (not magistrate). Also they signify proof of an ongoing crime. And you don’t tap a President’s attorney lightly. https://t.co/FfVh8mA9ku
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 3, 2018
NBC has now retracted its “scoop” about a wiretap. A pen register is much easier to get and much less intrusive than a wiretap. No actual phone call content is listened to. Basically it’s a real-time log of calls. https://t.co/KZxZrkF9Kb
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 3, 2018