NEW YORK _ Lordy, there are tapes.
Federal investigators wiretapped President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in the weeks before they raided his Manhattan home, office and hotel room, according to a report Thursday.
At least one phone call between Cohen and the White House was intercepted, NBC News reported.
Trump was outraged by the raid of his longtime "fixer," saying the FBI "broke in" and calling it "a witch hunt" and "an attack on our country."
The feds seized reams of documents, several cellphones and computers in their search.
Investigators were reportedly targeting information on a campaign-era payout Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to quash her story about an alleged 2006 fling with the future president.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News on Wednesday that Trump repaid Cohen the $130,000 he used to keep the adult film star from going public with allegations about her affair with Trump.
It has also been reported that Giuliani warned Trump that Cohen is likely to flip on him.
Trump pushed back against reports that Cohen _ who has worked for Trump and his related business for more than a decade _ might "flip" by coughing up details of his personal business dealings.
Investigators are also eyeing a reported payment of $150,000 from American Media Inc., publishers of the National Enquirer, to Playboy model Karen McDougal, who also allegedly had an affair with Trump.
Cohen, who was known to tape his own conversations, and the president have argued in court that much of the material collected in the raid should be protected by attorney-client privilege.
Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg, an NBC News analyst, told the network there's a high bar for having a wiretap approved.
"The affidavits are typically highly detailed and carefully vetted by experienced lawyers," he said. "In all cases the wiretap must be approved by a federal judge."
Cohen's only other clients are Fox News' Sean Hannity and former Republican National Committee official Elliott Broidy.
Cohen's motive for becoming a Trump turncoat would be avoiding punishment from a government probe of his finances.
"Most people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble," even if "it means lying or making up stories," the president tweeted from his West Palm Beach, Fla., golf club two weeks ago. "Sorry, I don't see Michael doing that despite the horrible Witch Hunt and the dishonest media!"
