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Jeff LichtmanJeez, Leon, did you stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night?
For the government to wiretap a US citizen they need to follow the rules contained within 18 U.S.C. sec. 2516 et seq. And Leon is right: these rules apply to third parties taping calls, not a party to a call. Cobby, this is why cooperating witnesses can record conversations with targets and there is no real way to challenge the admissibility of the tapes -- unlike calls in which a tap is placed on a line.