I don’t think Trump is “playing 3-D chess,” but he’s really good at responding to the enemy and taking the offensive. Although I’m sure ever since this crazy “Russian” stuff came up, he or somebody among his associates has had people under him researching it.
That said, it sounds as if Obama got approval for the first FISA request, but may have continued the wiretapping without getting approval after the FISA expired.
But people here are saying that if he made a FISA request in June and the wire tapping was carried out in accordance with that, it’s okay? Why in the world should any court have approved a request, especially from a sitting President, to tap an opposition candidate?
This opens up something really major, and it doesn’t just have to do with Trump or whether you like him or not. This is serious and criminal abuse of power, not only by Obama, but by whatever court approved this.
The FISA request in June was denied, they came back later with one that was then approved.