[Political Junkie Too]

No, it still could have been the NSA, and not done illegally.

It is legal to intercept communications of an American citizen without a warrant if they intercept it at the end that is on foreign soil. That means the NSA tapped the foreign receiver of the call or email.

-PJ

[Red Badger]

Yes, There is No Such Agency.
I’ve been there.
They told me so....................

[Helicondelta]

“It is legal to intercept communications of an American citizen without a warrant if they intercept it at the end that is on foreign soil.”

The warrantless surveillance program was one of the gifts of the Patriot Act. It only applies to suspected terrorists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_(2001–07)