Obama Chief Of Staff: The President 'Can Not,' 'Did Not' Order A Wiretap

By MATT SHUHAM Published MARCH 16, 2017, 11:07 AM EDT

A former White House chief of staff under denied categorically that former President Obama ordered the wiretapping of Donald Trump, despite the current President's unsubstantiated claims to the contrary.

Norah O’Donnell of "CBS This Morning" asked Dennis McDonough, Obama’s chief of staff from 2013 through 2017, about the “multiple tweets by Donald Trump where he said President Obama has tapped my phones.”

“Is it legal for a sitting president to be wiretapping during – can the president order a wiretap?” she asked.

“The President can not order a wiretap,” McDonough responded. “The President does not order a wiretap. The President did not order a wiretap.”

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