In the msnbc.com staff and news service report “Activist filmmaker arrested in senator’s office” published January 26th, 2010, it is noted on two occasions that James O’Keefe is being accused of a plot to wiretap Senator Mary Landrieu. First in the sub-headline:
Man who exposed ACORN accused of seeking to wiretap Landrieu’s phones
And again with a link to the FBI affidavit:
FBI affidavit filed in alleged wiretapping plot (PDF)
There are no allegations of any wiretap plot in the FBI affidavit, and a law enforcement official has conceded that the four men were not attempting to wiretap or intercept calls. Furthermore, legal representation for the accused has gone on record stating there were no intentions to tap phones in the Senator’s office.
We kindly ask you to issue a correction/retraction to the story.
We have been/will be making similar requests of other news sources to correct similar errors. Some, such as the Washington Post, your own David Shuster, Talking Points Memo, and CBS News already have posted corrections or retractions.
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