RE: Trump's Latest Distraction
March 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2017 at 12:09 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(March 5, 2017 at 1:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: As I understand it, the President has no authority to order a wiretap. It Trump's phones were tapped, it would have to have been done under a warrant requested by law enforcement.
Is that right?
Boru
Yes, to be authorized in this case not by the President, but by a FISA court (a special court assigned solely with authorizing taps on suspected foreign agents.)
To my knowledge, the President has zero authority to legally approve a wiretap.
(March 5, 2017 at 7:33 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: This seems to be the result of a spurious claim made by far right conspiracy theorist Mark Levin radio host.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoHp4NXMGG0
That's an hour and forty-five minutes of video. Might you summarize for those of us who have limited data?