Did NBC get played by the FBI (NY) on the wiretap matter?

[DURHAM D]

I can't figure it out. Timing is interesting.

Rudy seems to think that he would have been notified if true.

Thoughts?

[MontanaMama]

1. Rudy

is a self inflated wind bag. He doesn’t know jack.

[DURHAM D]

2. He is close to a certain faction in the NY FBI office. nt

[emulatorloo]

13. FWIW, Giuliani compared the NY FBI to Nazi Stormtroopers on Hannity last night.

[MontanaMama]

14. Yes he did.

Comparing the FBI to Nazis is shocking. I don’t know I’d Rudy has a screw loose or if he is evil or both.

[WhiteTara]

12. I think he's mob connected and used his position

to rub out the competing mob. He is definitely dealing with traitors in the FBI too.

[emulatorloo]

3. Here is what nbc editor said happened

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

“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.”

[DURHAM D]

4. "Two separate sources" vs. "three officials".

What agencies were all five of them from?

I don't trust the NY FBI.

[emulatorloo]

8. More detailed explanation in this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210573569

I’ll quote from linked article here in a sec

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NBC News’s Tom Winter explained the difference between the first report and the correction:

Chuck, based on information from two independent sources who have a long-term track record of credibility in providing accurate information to this news organization they today — earlier today based on that information we reported there was a wiretap on Michael Cohen’s phone meaning they were able to listen in to conversations from phone lines associated with Michael Cohen to any other person that he might have talked to. In part of that reporting, we said one of those phone calls was between a phone line associated with Michael Cohen and the white house. Now, three senior U.S. Officials are telling us that this is a — it was not a wiretap. Instead, it was what is referred to a pen register.

That means it is a log of phone calls that were made from a specific phone line or a specific phone lines. And this case we know that Michael Cohen had several phone lines. In this case, they were able to see who he called or who somebody using his phone lines called but they were not able to listen in real time or record those conversations. It is an important distinction, chuck. I want to add to that by saying it doesn’t change necessarily the legal bar here. In order to get a warrant of this type, it’s still a very serious matter because they would have needed to fill out a significant affidavit and be able to go down a significant road to get this approved by a federal judge.

[DURHAM D]

9. Does not address the question I asked. nt

[emulatorloo]

10. It says the two original sources have a track record/credibility. No one can answer your question

Without revealing the the names of the sources or the names of the three US officials that followed up.

Which NBC is highly unlikely to do.

Your question is speculative and I have tried to provide more details/pieces in the puzzle to speculate with.

[triron]

15. Yeah so who do we believe??

Maybe there was a wiretap but feds are covering it up?

[C_U_L8R]

5. Now's desperation time when Trump could pull dirty tricks

Nothing should surprise us... and hopefully everyone on the side of justice will be more diligent.

[DURHAM D]

7. Agree.

Unfortunately we apparently have some members of the FBI (NY) who have gone rogue.

[Mike Nelson]

6. Could be...

...confusion over terms... monitoring... tapping...

[janx]

11. That would be my guess. n/t