It’s very hard to believe that they obtained phone records without also tapping the phones. In the case of the House telephone, how would they know which congressman made the call and was it passing “secrets”? There are 435 members of the House and any one of them could have placed a call.
The purpose of the investigation stated was that it was to identify who was passing confidential information. Without knowing the content of the calls, how would DOJ be able to put together a case against anyone?
If they did tap, then they also heard House members calling their girlfriends (or boyfriends), talking with their donors, passing on stock tips to their relatives, etc. They would have gained a lot of info that would be useful in future campaigns, an opportunity almost too good for them to pass up.
You can bet that more than a few House members are frightened about this.
WitHolder said today only a handful of senior level pols knew about the information leaked. That's partly why he recused himself.
It’s very hard to believe that they obtained phone records without also tapping the phones. In the case of the House telephone, how would they know which congressman made the call and was it passing “secrets”? There are 435 members of the House and any one of them could have placed a call.
EXACTLY!!!
DOJ could have simply requested phone traffic logs from the providers....but that’s not what they said they did..is it? They recorded conversations too,,it’s just a matter of time before that gets recognized.