NBC just revised/corrected their original story on Cohen being wiretapped

[highplainsdem]

The link hasn't changed, but the headline has, and here's the explanation for the change:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/feds-tapped-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-s-phones-n871011

Feds monitored Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones

EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier today, NBC News reported that there was a wiretap on the phones of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal attorney, citing two separate sources with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving Cohen.

But three senior U.S. officials now dispute that, saying that the monitoring of Cohen’s phones was limited to a log of calls, known as a pen register, not a wiretap where investigators can actually listen to calls.

NBC News has changed the headline and revised parts of the original article.

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Editing to add a tweet from a Politico reporter that has a transcript of MSNBC's on-air correction earlier, with what Chuck Todd and Tom Winter said. Check the image in the tweet for the text. Winter said his two original sources for the story "have a long-term track record of credibility" -- but NBC is correcting the story after hearing from three senior officials.

Link to tweet

[MontanaMama]

1. Important distinction.

WTH?

[Caliman73]

2. They cannot be making mistakes like that. Stupid. It just gives Trump ammunition.

This idea that they have to "scoop" everyone and get the story out right away, is killing the credibility of the media.

[elocs]

3. Maybe this is a lesson for us to not immediately run, dance, and celebrate

when we hear or read of what we take as good news. And perhaps we can learn to curb our enthusiasm a little until what we hope for is about to become reality.

[StarryNite]

5. Agreed!

After all how many times have we stumbled and fallen while doing our celebratory dances? So tired of getting my hopes up only to be disappointed, time after time after time.

[patricia92243]

4. I'm sure Fox news will announce this to all their right wing nuts (sarcasm)

[janx]

6. Maybe that's all they needed to do

to get a search warrant. Apparently that was enough. Wonder what they found?

[OnDoutside]

7. Ooooh, that's awkward ....

[highplainsdem]

8. Very.

[malaise]

9. At least they corrected it - the Con and his goons never

admit they are wrong

[DURHAM D]

10. So, I would like to know if the original story came from the

attorneys working the case or the FBI in New York.

Also, would like to know if the "correction" came from the DOJ or FBI.

[Gothmog]

11. From my twitter feed

Link to tweet

[Control-Z]

12. What matters to me here is that they

corrected their mistake.