jurisdiction. virtually anyone can record anyone else as long as one party consents to the recording. on the other hand, there is substantial support for the idea that the president cannot even be investigated let alone prosecuted or indicted while he s in office. one person who took that view historically was supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. on the one hand there s an idea that you can t even investigate the president. but there s not a whole lot barring the doj from having the president investigated. and that would include wearing a wire or wiretapping if they can get a warrant and a title iii wiretap authorization. does this give more fuel to the president s claim about a justice department out to get him, a deep satate? the president has tweeted in the past that it s frustrating that he fired james comey on the recommendation of someone who is