wiretap
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In fact, conspirators were overheard on a wiretap saying they “wouldn’t trust Joe” to agree to their scheme.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
James Comey, the FBI director fired by Trump in 2017, kept a framed FBI letter requesting a wiretap on Dr. King in his office as a "reminder of the bureau's capacity to do wrong."
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025
In another revelation damning to the government, the FBI admitted it had captured Ellsberg’s voice on wiretap surveillance years earlier — and that the transcripts had vanished.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024
In March Gestalt sent her the statuette, she said, assuring her that it contained a wiretap and a tracker.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024
In all, the wiretap in "Harvey's Hole" recorded a staggering 433,000 conversations, giving America insight into the mind and plans of its main enemy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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