The President technically has that power, but in reality the DOJ&#x27;s policy is set by the Attorney General, and the historical relationships between Presidents and their A.G.s has tended to be fraught.<p>Mostly, what the President can do in reality is fire the AG. But if Obama does that, he&#x27;ll have to find and get confirmed a new AG. If you&#x27;re outraged by NSLs, the new AG Obama could confirm in this climate is unlikely to be an improvement.