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Source: The Guardian
President had claimed without evidence that Obama tapped
his phones and press secretary cites substantial reporting to
warrant congressional investigation
David Smith in Washington
Monday 6 March 2017 20.23 GMT
The White House has admitted that Donald Trump does not know what type of surveillance he is alleging he was put under by Barack Obama, despite a tweet on Saturday explicitly saying his phone was tapped.
Sean Spicer, the presidents press secretary, argued that there is substantial reporting to show the issue merits congressional investigation, but did not identify Trumps sources.
Trump alleged, without citing evidence, that Obama ordered a wiretap of the phones at Trumps election campaign headquarters in Trump Tower in New York. How low has President Obama gone to tapp (sic) my phones during the very sacred election process, he tweeted early on Saturday morning. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
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But Spicer told reporters on Monday: It could be Fisa, it could be surveillance. I think hes (Trump) made clear that there are continued reports that have been out there. I think the president made it clear yesterday that he wants Congress to go in and look at this. I think there is substantial reporting out there from individuals and from sources.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/06/white-house-trump-surveillance-wiretap-sean-spicer
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)There is a technical difference
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)Blu Ray
spanone
(135,873 posts)nuts
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,043 posts)WTF doesn't he just ask the applicable ones?
Volaris
(10,274 posts)Because he's an abject fucking moron.
If somebody told him his headquarters environment had been electronically compromised, his dumbass would call the EPA.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Alex Jones,you most likely believe in the Commie Mind Control efforts of Stalin,which were proven to be a complete farce.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Nice graphics,but then the Rethugs will never be able to understand them.
CitizenZero
(538 posts)Is it possible that some element in the Government was surveilling Russians like Sergey Kislyak and that a Russian Agent contacted actors in the Trump Campaign via phone? By which I mean, maybe Russian Agents were being observed and these Russians made contact with the Trump Campaign.
If so, Trump was not under surveillance, but a Russian that contacted him or his People was. So, there might have been a legitimate investigation that had recorded something out of Trump Tower. I realize this is a remote possibility, but it is something I have not seen mentioned. It is my understanding that our Intelligence Services regularly have Russians under observation.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It would render him mute, which I'm sure everyone agrees would be too bad.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:35 PM - Edit history (1)
(on edit correcting spelling error in title)
tavalon
(27,985 posts)brer cat
(24,605 posts)It could have been Michelle in the hall with a glass jar pressed to the wall.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)It's hard to keep up with the coked up man-baby, I swear. He's so Palinesque.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Ffs, the media needs to self filter this shit. This imposter doesn't deserve the unconditional pass afforded previous presidents. Press should be mocking him. He can't be taken seriously.
phylny
(8,386 posts)He made a false, idiotic claim, and news organizations are continually reporting on said idiotic claim.
Substantial and continued.