Gruber said the president can’t order a wire tap. But Trump said it was the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, which can (his Justice Department ). Unfortunately, we’re now wise to Gruber and Obama’s obfuscating parsing. So this denial means zip.
50 U.S.C. WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE Sec. 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—