(March 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(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?
Ah sorry, in amongst the ranting is the claim that trump repeated almost to the word.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
