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I've not really been following it but isn't one of the main arguments that Obama would've had to have sign any FISA warrant?
by yellow_viper 10y ago
I've not really been following it but isn't one of the main arguments that Obama would've had to have sign any FISA warrant?
- grandalf 10y ago> Obama would've had to have sign any FISA warrant? No, the straw man argument is that we can tell whether Trump was wiretapped by the presence or absence of a FISA warrant. The president does not sign FISA warrants, the entire purpose of FISA is to streamline (almost to automate) the issuance of warrants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intellig...
- cmiles74 10y agoMy understanding is that "listening" to communication between Trump and a foreign national would not require a FISA warrant. I say "listening" because, I believe, all communications with foreign nationals are recorded but only some are actually listened to by actual people.