Details, details, ....hey NSA did it to Merkel. It’s only fair...
Het!
If they DIDN’T listen to their enemy’s phone calls and conversations, who would they listen to? Do you think they would believe Washington under this administration?
The Germans were at this for a long time before the NSA ever came into existence. I think eavesdropping by ANY means is part of their DNA....
Even the British were late coming to the party in the early part of WW II.