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45's credibility declines

by Chalky

Mar 23, 2017

from the Washington Times — linked below

President Trump will need to rebuild his credibility for the next crisis

:::quote::: “Presidents cannot order a so-called FISA wiretap. The language that Mr. Trump used in his unnecessary tweet, likely based on a Breitbart article, was insufficiently specific and needlessly accusatory. It also may have revealed the existence of a criminal investigation, which may create another problem for the president down the line.

Had Mr. Trump learned, through whatever source, that some type of surveillance collected some part of his conversations, he should have launched a private inquiry to determine the truth. He has the ability as president to declassify any information that he believes is in the public interest.

At the end of that investigation, he could have revealed in more than 140 characters whatever the investigation found, and he could have presented actual evidence. Instead, he made a baseless charge on T...See More

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EasTexSteve On 3/23/17, Chalky wrote: > > from the Washington Times -- linked below > > President Trump will need to rebuild his credibility for the next > crisis > > > > :::quote:::

> "Presidents cannot order a so-called FISA wiretap.

Wrong. 50 USC 1802 says:

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, t...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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Lulu On 3/23/17, EasTexSteve wrote: > On 3/23/17, Chalky wrote: >> >> from the Washington Times -- linked below >> >> President Trump will need to rebuild his credibility for > the next >> crisis >> >> >> >> :::quote::: > >> "Presidents cannot order a so-called FISA wiretap. > ...See MoreOn 3/23/17, EasTexSteve wrote: > On 3/23/17, Chalky wrote: >> >> from the Washington Times -- linked below >> >> President Trump will need to rebuild his credibility for > the next >> crisis >> >> >> >> :::quote::: > >> "Presidents cannot order a so-called FISA wiretap. > > Wrong. 50 USC 1802 says: > > (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through > the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance > without a court order..

Nice try. You continue to quote the beginning of the statute without the rest. It's just plain dishonest, considering this has been pointed out to you multiple times.

N.b., "...IF the attorney General certifies that..."

"(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 if the Attorney General reports such minimization procedures and any changes thereto to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at least thirty days prior to their effective date, unless the Attorney General determines immediate action is required and notifies the committees immediately of such minimization procedures and the reason for their becoming effective immediately..."

Mar 23, 2017

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EasTexSteve On 3/23/17, Lulu wrote: > On 3/23/17, EasTexSteve wrote: >> On 3/23/17, Chalky wrote: >>> >>> from the Washington Times -- linked below >>> >>> President Trump will need to rebuild his credibility for >> the next >>> crisis >>> >>> >>> >>> :::quote::: &g...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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long-time lurker Ironic this response should appear in this thread. Fitting.

-ltl

On 3/23/17, Lulu wrote: > Nice try. You continue to quote the beginning of the statute without > the rest. It's just plain dishonest, considering this has been pointed > out to you multiple times. > > N.b., "...IF the attorney General certifies th...See More

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