I had to sit in on a meeting of senior agency staff for one agency during Bush I and during the conversation someone asked if a proposal met with the presidents directive. The staff all roared with laughter and said the president does not run the agency, we do.
Keep in mind that any real action takes many folks to perform, like wire tapping Trump Campaign, many many people are involved in setting it up, executing the plan and analyzing the information and it takes all of those involved to cover it up.
So Tucker is asking the right question.
