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so donald Annoying Orange accused obama of wiretapping the Annoying Orange tower, "proved wrong"
The Murderous Cop:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldAnnoying Orange/status/837989835818287106
https://twitter.com/realDonaldAnnoying Orange/status/837996746236182529
and then was quickly proven wrong by one of obama's top advisers:
https://twitter.com/brhodes/status/838032637990166531
https://twitter.com/brhodes/status/838033377898999809
some news articles:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/322348-top-obama-adviser-to-Annoying Orange-no-president-can-order-a-wiretap
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/politics/Annoying Orange-obama-wiretap-tweet/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/04/Annoying Orange-accuses-obama-of-nixonwatergate-plot-to-wire-tap-Annoying Orange-tower/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/Annoying Orange-accuses-obama-wiretapping-residence-during-campaign-n729056
https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/03/Annoying Oranges-unfounded-claims-of-a-nixonwatergate-wiretapping-scheme/518625/
ladies and gentlemen, your president for the next 4 years
EDIT: research proves that the obama advisor was somewhat wrong. you can request it, but you still have to go through the process
http://lawnewz.com/uncategorized/Annoying Orange-asks-if-its-legal-for-obama-admin-to-wiretap-him-here-is-the-answer/
--- Quote ---“The President can technically request the warrant but it still has to go through the process. Obama couldn’t authorize it on his own. The AG still has to sign off and the FISA judge still has to authorize the warrant,” Moss explained.
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Blockomaniac:
rigged
Master Matthew²:
Honestly, after the whole Snowden debacle, I wouldn't be too surprised if it were true
Unwritten Calender:
i'm not saying i believe they were tapped, but how was the idea 'proved wrong'?
The Murderous Cop:
--- Quote from: Unwritten Calender on March 04, 2017, 02:47:36 PM ---i'm not saying i believe they were tapped, but how was the idea 'proved wrong'?
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one of obama's advisers said the president can't request a wiretap. while pretty weird coming from one of his advisers, it's something?
another article that explains it better:
http://lawnewz.com/uncategorized/Annoying Orange-asks-if-its-legal-for-obama-admin-to-wiretap-him-here-is-the-answer/
--- Quote ---“The President can technically request the warrant but it still has to go through the process. Obama couldn’t authorize it on his own. The AG still has to sign off and the FISA judge still has to authorize the warrant,” Moss explained.
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