NBC News Corrects Story, Says Michael Cohen Wasn't Wiretapped

[Native]

Source: Daily Beast

NBC News issued an on-air correction to their bombshell story Thursday reporting that a federal wiretap was placed on Michael Cohen’s phone. NBC said federal authorities were “monitoring” phone calls of President Trump’s lawyer, but not listening to them as previously reported. Authorities obtained a log of Cohen’s phone calls, known as a “pen register,” NBC quoted three senior U.S. officials as saying.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/nbc-news-corrects-story-says-michael-cohen-wasnt-wiretapped

[emulatorloo]

1. NBC news still has the original story up on their website fwiw

I see no correction yet

Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/feds-tapped-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-s-phones-n871011

[Native]

2. It was an on air correction according to the Daily Beast

[emulatorloo]

5. Yes I understand what the Daily Beast said. I am noting the NBC site hasn't changed the story.

I guess i am waiting for NBC to officially change the story on the website
before taking the word of the Daily Beast

[janx]

6. I'm doing the same and wondering if

maybe there isn't a little game playing going on.

[Native]

9. a bunch of posters on Reddit also saw the on-air correction

[emulatorloo]

10. NBC just updated the story on their website

“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.”

[Native]

12. here's the correction you were looking for...

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

[emulatorloo]

14. Yes I posted it above! Thanks!

[Ligyron]

3. Too bad.

I'm sure the possibility was scaring the hell out of certain parties.

[yallerdawg]

4. That'll drive Fox News crazy!

It's all they've been "BREAKING" for the last couple hours, Mueller overstepping his boundaries and wiretapping the White House!




What will be the next creative narrative they come up with - aside from "FAKE NEWS" they failed to confirm like a real news organization would and should?

[Native]

7. They could still read his text messages...

per a post on Reddit...

"Federal investigators obtained a "pen register" on Cohen's phones. Information that can be collected from a telephone pursuant to a "pen register" include the following:
*Dialed numbers
*Received call numbers
*The time the call was made
*Whether the call was answered, or went to voicemail
*The length of each call
*Contents of SMS text messages
*Post-cut-through dialed digits (digits you dial after your call is connected, such as a PIN number)
*The real-time location of your cell phone to within a few meters.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_register
Remember this when Faux News and the idiots over at T_D claim that NBC is fake news. Law enforcement can get a lot of information on Cohen through a pen register. In my view, when the sources for the original story said that Cohen's phone was "tapped," what they meant was that law enforcement was reviewing his text messages in real time."

[emulatorloo]

11. Interesting about text messages

[alwaysinasnit]

8. Is it possible?

Is it possible that the original "leak" might have been made to create panic in one or more parties so that they do something stupid? IOW, a possible trap.

[Dave Starsky]

16. Anything's possible. It's a complete cluster fuck.

Remember the days when competent, intelligent people committed to public service were running the show, and we didn't hear about this crazy shit every minute of every day?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[alwaysinasnit]

21. Yes

Oh yes I remember (sure makes me feel older than I am). There seemed to be no reason to be politically active because there were competent, intelligent people in charge.

[Chemisse]

25. It would be easy to make a mistake, I think.

If sources said they were 'monitoring' the calls, it would be easy to assume they were listening in. It could be that the sources that leaked it misunderstood too.

[angrychair]

13. This is unfortunate

With such a significant story and given the constant assault on the integrity of the media, especially organizations like NBC News, it is better to be right than first.

It does us no good to defend them when they make such serious mistakes on stories that have so much attention on them.

If they didn’t understand the terms and technology used, they should have clarified before running the story.

[emulatorloo]

15. What apparently happened per editor

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.

[angrychair]

23. Again, it appears more vetting should have been done

The silver lining in this is the quick response and clarification.

Not trying to pick but I also feel missteps like this do the media no favors either.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. "NBC News" is not "MSNBC"

They obviously share info and anchors and whatnot and because MSNBC is cable and sortof doing politics/news almost 24/7, then they (or CNBC) end up discussing it since the NBC broadcast network is running whatever entertainment stuff they run (soaps or "lifestyle" talk nonsense or whatever).

[angrychair]

20. Fair point

I’ll update my post.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Okay

It is "Thursday" and it seems they like to do "dumps" to get the weekend news cycle started and that often leads to a mess like this!

[AJT]

17. What ever happened to corroborating a story?

This was sloppy reporting and someone will lose their job. The ridiculous race to be first gets you this kind stupid mistake.

[Rebl2]

24. They went on and

on about this for two hours. Why didn’t they do their due diligence in confirming this. This is why many people don’t trust the media. They want to be the first to report-no excuse for this.

[Trust Buster]

19. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy

[Va Lefty]

26. Damnit! More ammo for the fake news narrative. NBC needs to step up it's game!

[chowder66]

29. How can it be ammo when those that hate anything not Fox already scream it's fake news?

NBC reported incorrectly and corrected it. That's the right way to do it. They report correctly the majority of the time and when they don't they correct it. What more can you ask of a news agency?

I say screw the Faux News brainwashed who want to bash their heads over what's normal.

[Gothmog]

27. From my twitter feed

Link to tweet

[Glimmer of Hope]

28. Well this still indicates he is in deep shit.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. I just wonder

if games are being played. If someone hears their phone is tapped, paranoia and/or anger and worry ensue. Turn up the heat in other words. Now the story is they're not wiretapped. Whew! Can talk as much as ever.