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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @07:17AM (4 children)
You are correct. He can't be sued for anything he does in his job as president and if this shit is true its totally something a president would care about.
He can still be sued for stuff he does as a private citizen, while in office like if the restaurant at his country club gives everyone food poisoning. But even then the courts will almost certainly let him delay the case until he's out of office because the business of running the country is very important.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @08:37AM (2 children)
You are correct. He can't be sued for anything he does in his job as president and if this shit is true its totally something a president would care about.
False. All this changed when cases against Pres. Clinton were allowed to go forward, and then further allowed to become the basis for impeachment proceedings. Republicans, not too bright, and what they have sown will be reaped, and they will be raped with what they have reaped, in the rotunda of the circle of life and limiting Obama to a single terms, because Trump is, well, a liability. Why do we have just so many constitutional scholars right here on SoylentNews? Do they all have their degrees from Liberty or Regent Universities? Bush era DOJ, dumb as a bag of rocks, but very religious rocks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @10:21AM (1 child)
No. The investigation against clinton was a special prosecutor authorized by congress, not a libel lawsuit. It was totally politically motivated, but at the time it was authorized it was nominally about fraud with the whitewater real estate boondoggle. When that turned up nothing, as all of the "investigations" into the clintons have, Starr went fishing for something to justify his job and came up with lying about blowjobs.
There is no chance that congress is going to authorize a special prosecutor to go after trump for stupid shit he says on twitter. If for no other reason than the republicans hold a majority in congress. Maybe they will do one on Russia's interference in the election, and maybe it will lead into going after Trump himself. But even then its not going to be for libel.
> Why do we have just so many constitutional scholars right here on SoylentNews?
lol, look at you. No, really, look at you in the mirror.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 06 2017, @10:36AM
Wrong again. Paula Jones. Different case, prior to any special prosecutor. Yes, it's legal stuff, so it's complicated and confusing. Perhaps you should seek a professional opinion?
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Monday March 06 2017, @11:29AM
Perhaps then the solution is for some crowdfunded organisation to start suing the shit out of Fox, Brietbart for each and every provable falsehood they publish. I'd throw some money into that bucket. Perhaps when they are constantly tied up in legal battles either they will start being more careful about what they publish or their viewers might start to question the veracity of their 'news' source.