Leaks: U.S. Tapped French Leaders’ Phones

That’s one kind of double entendre. WikiLeaks has published documents that indicate the U.S. has been eavesdropping on French presidents — not just François Hollande, but previous leaders Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac. The White House insisted that they’re not currently tapping Hollande’s phone, but didn’t address whether they’ve done it in the past, and the French Foreign Ministry has summoned the American ambassador. This revelation could put the chill on a French bill legalizing broad surveillance of terror suspects, which was expected to pass in parliament today.