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President Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping Trump Tower

posted by on Sunday March 05 2017, @07:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the who-stole-the-strawberries? dept.

takyon writes:

President Trump has accused former President Obama of... something:

In a string of tweets posted early Saturday morning, President Trump let loose a barrage of accusations at his predecessor. He alleged that former President Obama had his "wires tapped" in Trump Tower before Election Day last year, accusing Obama of "McCarthyism" and being a "bad (or sick) guy."

Trump, who is under significant scrutiny for his administration's contacts with Russia before he took office, offered no evidence to support his claims Saturday morning. Neither the White House nor Obama's office has responded immediately to NPR's requests for comment.

[...] Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017

Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017

I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017

How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017

Also at WaPo, NYT, Reuters, Fox News, BBC, and Snopes, which hints that it may be related to this story.

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  • (Score: 1) by Demena on Monday March 06 2017, @04:48AM (2 children)

    by Demena (5637) on Monday March 06 2017, @04:48AM (#475488)

    I'm not hurt. I am amused that you think trying to hurt someone is a valid argument.

    The insightful point is that I _am_ a native English speaker and you were as wrong about that as you are about everything else.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @06:35AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @06:35AM (#475516)

    Fucking demented Auzzie! Get the fuck out! You and your goddamned Dingo! You descendent of criminals! You scum and filth of the British Empire! You have the gall to accuse Americans of not speaking English? And you claim you are not hurt! All of us ACs, the Five Thousand Plus of us here on SoylentNews, feel your pain. We can smell the fear within you! You want to be a Trump supporter, but you cannot, since your Magesties Government prohibits it! So sad. Valid argument? If all you can bring to the table is your ignorant misinterpretation of American politics, I suggest you go on Walkabout. I am not trying to hurt you, you are hurting yourself with your own unacknowledged ignorance. This is what Walkabout is for. Never been, have you?

    Insultingly yours,

    AC

    P.S. Try harder later. Bandicoots await you where the green ants dream.

    • (Score: 1) by Demena on Monday March 06 2017, @10:33AM

      by Demena (5637) on Monday March 06 2017, @10:33AM (#475563)

      I should stop this but you are too entertaining. Do you even remember what it was all about? With an AC here and an AC there (everywhere an AC) only Trump could follow it all... Most Australian indulge in walkabout although it is more often Flyabout nowadays. Why is why many Australians are a little more aware of world issues and politics than many Americans. Travel broadens the mind at the expense of your backside. Try it sometime.