[muawiyah]

Not really. This is very small potatoes ~ and there's more in the FBI agent's allegation than can be sustained by anything we've heard so far.

About all Agent Reyes has correct is that certain people with certain names were found on the premises of a federal office building, and one of them fiddled with a telephone handed to him by the receptionist.

Look, I correctly predicted the judgment the USSC would hand down in 08-205 Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n (01/21/10). I think I have a handle on this one. For the most part it's not much different from any case where a citizen is subject to search in a federal office building.

[Oceander]

That may be, it is still an incredibly stupid thing to do. Look, they could be found innocent as the new-fallen snow, on the substance, not technicalities, but that's irrelevant to the acolytes of Alinsky, as we know all too well by now. By pulling this juvenile stunt, they have essentially destroyed the value of the ACORN tapes, and have put a serious kink in Breitbart's credibility. All in all, that was not a smart thing to do - that was a liberal thing to do.

[Enchante]

hope you’re right and I certainly yield to your understanding of such cases — Maybe they’d really have to “do” something with the phones to make it a serious case, I don’t know... but if they did have any plan to “bug” and if the feds turn one against the others or there is relevant equipment in their possession for illegal acts, won’t that make it more serious?

agree that we don’t see the “evidence” that would support serious charges — but can’t yet be sure that it’s not there??