This is what is known as a limited hangout. Snowden revealed some of the depth and width of surveilance. Likely CIA has such a network in every country . Merkel's buuged phone likely part of same spying system. Not mentioned around same time Chinese found out Boeing plane bugged by US
China Finds Bugs on Jet Equipped in U.S.
How very like the East India Company mentality of which US seems to have become an extension since the 19th century-initially because British financiers wanted to maixmise their investment in US.