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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, 2017Is 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, 2017I'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, 2017How 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
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 05 2017, @01:55PM (5 children)
Thanks for a little insight, but we do need to remember that there is no such insulation of the FBI from the executive branch.
Are you in the habit of asserting falsehoods just because they reinforce your biases?
Or is your knowledge of how the US government works limited to the first week of a high-school civics class?
Because the fact that the FBI is in the executive branch does not mean there are no barriers between the president and the FBI.
Just because they aren't as strong as the barriers between the president and the judiciary doesn't mean there are none.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Sunday March 05 2017, @04:06PM (4 children)
You have your own habits. You insist on being a tiresome tool. The Donald may prove to be a total fuckup, but you could at least let him prove it. You do realize that you have two ears, two eyes, and only the one mouth? Use your ears and eyes, and give the mouth a break, alright?
Meanwhile, I'm still grateful that Hillary didn't win. She would have invaded Syria by now, and we'd be nose-to-nose with the Russians. The same Russians who "hacked" the election, LMAO!!
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 05 2017, @04:36PM (2 children)
The Donald may prove to be a total fuckup, but you could at least let him prove it. You do realize that you have two ears, two eyes, and only the one mouth? Use your ears and eyes, and give the mouth a break, alright?
Awwww, runaway wants a safe-space free of trump criticism.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday March 05 2017, @04:50PM (1 child)
No stupid - criticize the fool. Just try to make some sense when you do. The endless rant is tiresome.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 05 2017, @05:02PM
Lol, you literally complained about "ranting" in a rant of your own.
Do as I say, not as I do!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 05 2017, @06:45PM
The Donald may prove to be a total fuckup, but you could at least let him prove it.
He seems to be continuing Bush's and Obama's unconstitutional mass surveillance of the populace. That's strike one and you're out. But he also doesn't show any signs of scrapping the TSA, doesn't want to shut down Gitmo, has supported asset forfeiture, has supported the drug war, and has appointed numerous corrupt people to positions of power. Trump has already proven himself to be garbage, just like Obama and Bush did, and he did so almost immediately. Doing the occasional good thing (scrapping the TPP) does not make up for continuing the previous policies of violating our fundamental liberties. To me, if a politician violates the Constitution, that is treason; they are nearly all traitors.