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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lol at democrats defending this. Nixon did the same exact thing by wiretapping the DNC headquarters and they went ballistic. [/quote]

Again, Nixon was a candidate. Obama was not and the candidate was not a member of the administration at the time.[/quote]

It doesn’t matter if he wasn’t a candidate.  He was actively campaigning for Clinton.  Trump was the opposing party. 
If the Trump campaign was wiretapped and if he played any part in it, there is a problem.  [/quote]

You need to understand - and this is important - the President cannot simply say to the FBI, "you need to conduct surveillance on Donald Trump." There has to be probably cause, and it has to be the FBI/DOJ going to the judicial branch with evidence to grant the authority. There are checks and balances and it doesn't and cannot come from the President.

Maybe the bigger question you should be asking, rather than blaming Obama, is what evidence did the DOJ have such that the judicial branch gave the authority to tap Trump? During the summer, all of the Trump supporters said that the method for the Wikileaks wasn't important, it was the content. In that vein, if you want to be consistent, the content here, as it relates to the Trump campaign and administration, the money connections and whatever quid pro quo, is what is of significance.

And in this case, we are talking about the integrity of our republic, our election and our freedom.

Do you want to ensure that our election process was sound and that our politicians are not compromised?[/quote]

You don't know what you're talking about.

FISA Act on Page 169 of the 9th edition.

§1802. Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General; reports to Congressional committees; transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year if the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that-

(A) the electronic surveillance is solely directed at-

(i) the acquisition of the contents of communications transmitted by means of communications used exclusively between or among foreign powers, as defined in section 1801(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title; or

(ii) the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the spoken communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power, as defined in section 1801(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title;

(B) there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party; and

(C) the proposed minimization procedures with respect to such surveillance meet the definition of minimization procedures under section 1801(h) of this title; and[/quote]

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