White House Aide: Trump Can't Single-Handedly Restore FISA Spy Power After Congress Lets It Expire
The White House may not move forward with an executive order to extend power to spy on foreign targets, a legal authority that Congress allowed to expire Friday.
TL;DR
- The authority for the US to spy on foreign targets expired on Friday.
- Congress allowed this legal authority to lapse.
- The White House is contemplating an executive order to reinstate the spying powers.
- There is uncertainty about whether an executive order can effectively restore the expired authority.