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Rubino's charge was hyperbolic, but the ruckus over Noriega's tape-recorded telephone conversations had taken a bizarre new turn as the FBI got into the act. Declaring they were looking for "stolen government property," two bureau agents visited the hotel next to CNN's Atlanta headquarters, where Cable News Network investigative reporter Marlene Fernandez was staying. The agents said they were summoned by hotel security, but they did not have a warrant, and they carried off a videotape and sundry papers, despite the challenges of a CNN lawyer on the scene. Network president Tom Johnson said he protested...
...looking for scratchy recordings of Noriega's conversations in Spanish that CNN had revealed were in its possession. When Hoeveler issued an injunction forbidding broadcast of the recordings, CNN, which had previously disseminated parts of several tapes, still went ahead to air one purporting to ^ contain Noriega's talks with attorneys. After the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld Hoeveler's prohibition, the network appealed to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. He referred the matter to the full nine-member bench, which at week's end was considering an emergency CNN petition to rescind...
...Attorney's office prosecuting Noriega has denied hearing the CNN tapes or even seeing transcripts. Said Robert S. Mueller, assistant to the Attorney General: "Public reports that the government has improperly taped telephone calls between Noriega and his counsel are false...
...CNN'S revelations raise yet again the question of whether Noriega can get a fair trial. Attorney Rubino thinks not: he plans to file this week for dismissal of the case, citing violation of Noriega's attorney-client privilege...
...federal judge bans CNN from airing the Panamanian dictator's telephone conversations with his lawyers. The drug czar declares victory and resigns...