I’m not sure what incident you’re referring to. The one that’s been discussed here is phone records. Not tapped phone lines.
That said, there have been recent allegations by a former FBI agent that all phone calls (and texts, and emails) are recorded and stored, and can be accessed by law enforcement at a later date.[/quote]
SK: The FBI agent in question is a former counterterrorism expert named Tim Clemente.
The US Government, or more correctly the NSA, has been eavesdropping for years on private conversations, both judicially (Echelon/Carnivore) and extra-judicially (AT&T Room 641a in San Francisco).
The NSA facility at Camp Williams in Utah further enhances these capabilities.
