The Government's Wiretapping Powers Explained

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President Donald Trump's explosive and unsubstantiated claims that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower have raised questions about U.S. surveillance laws known as "FISA." WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains the steps the government must take to wiretap an American citizen. Dominick Reuter/Stringer/Getty Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Follow WSJ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjvideo Follow WSJ on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+wsj/posts Follow WSJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJvideo Follow WSJ on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsj Follow WSJ on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/wsj/ Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Visit the WSJ Video Center: https://wsj.com/video On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/wsj/videos/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJ On Snapchat: https://on.wsj.com/2ratjSM

Published 2017-03-07 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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