"Presidents cannot order wiretaps."

You may want to check your sources.

 Chapter 36 of Title 50 of the US Code *War and National Defense", Subchapter 1, Section 1802

(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—

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