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Trump rips into Obama's administration for 'spying' on his campaign
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:24 pm
The president said he believes Obama knew the then-CIA chief and director of national intelligence were spying on members of his campaign
The President sat down with Lewandowski and Bossie for their new book, Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency
The authors claim to have documents on the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation on meetings between the FBI and top Executive Branch members
They write: 'In most cases, the names of all individuals who attended these meetings are listed and unredacted, with the exception of one'
'We have sources who have informed us this redacted name is Obama. If correct, it would mean Obama had direct knowledge of the surveillance on Trump'
Crossfire Hurricane sought to uncover ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, later morphing into the Russia probe overseen by Robert Mueller
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to the former president it would be considered treason, audio tapes obtained by DailyMail.com reveal.
In Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency, authors Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, and David Bossie, deputy campaign manager and part of the transition team, sat down with Trump for a 45-minute interview, covering a wide-range of topics, including the Mueller probe, fake news and his strained relationship with Obama.
When asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan and director of national intelligence (DNI) James Clapper were conducting surveillance on citizens, specifically members of his campaign, Trump said he believed the former president was aware of what they were doing.
Trump responded: 'Personally, I think he knew. Yeah. Just remember what they did.
'Let me put it this way: if the shoe were on the other foot, and the same thing happened to him, it would be treason and they'd be locked up for 100 years.'
Trump says Obama’s surveillance abuse would be considered ‘treason’
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to Obama it would be considered treason
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to Obama it would be considered treason
When Trump was asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan (left), and director of national intelligence (DNI), James Clapper (right) were conducting surveillance on members of his campaign, Trump said he believed Obama was aware
When Trump was asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan (left), and director of national intelligence (DNI), James Clapper (right) were conducting surveillance on members of his campaign, Trump said he believed Obama was aware
In an author's note, Lewandowski and Bossie write: 'In several documents pertaining to the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation, meetings between the FBI and top members of the Executive Branch are discussed.
'In most cases, the names of all individuals who attended these meetings are listed and unredacted, with the exception of one.
'We have several sources who have informed us that this redacted name is President Barack Obama. If these sources are correct, it would mean that Obama had direct knowledge of the surveillance on Donald Trump.'
The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation sought to uncover ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
It later would morph into the Russia probe being overseen by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The initial probe was established on July 31, 2016, and the code name was a line from a Rolling Stones lyric at a time when Trump was firing up his supporters to the 1968 hit song Jumpin' Jack Flash.
The authors write in their new book, which is out on Tuesday: 'We have little doubt that Obama had let his intelligence agencies spiral out of control during his eight years in office, even going so far as to either implicitly or explicitly allow them to conduct surveillance on citizens of the United States on domestic soil—and not just any citizens, but members of the Trump campaign.'
The two claim people at the top of Obama's government were more left-leaning than in any administration in history, and they felt threatened by the incoming Trump administration, leading to 'treasonous' surveillance and sparking the Russia probe.
But Trump believes the investigation has made his supporters even more loyal, saying: 'I think it makes my base stronger.
'I would have never said this to you. But I think the level of love now is far greater than when we won.'
Despite Clapper and Brennan's surveillance and their likely push to have Obama advise Trump not to hire Michael Flynn as head of the National Security Counsel, which would expose their abuse, the authors said it was James Comey who created the most trouble for Trump by delivering the dossier concocted by Christopher Steele.
They wrote: 'By bringing that folder into his briefing with Trump, Comey transformed the dossier from unverified fiction to 'a document that was presented to the president-elect in a private briefing with intelligence agencies.
'Fake News organizations could now make it sound like an essential piece of information.
'Comey had given the fake dossier legitimacy, and the Fake News license to print the whole thing, which BuzzFeed did a day later. He admitted he did this in his own memos, writing that CNN was waiting for a 'news hook' to publish.'
LINK
The President sat down with Lewandowski and Bossie for their new book, Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency
The authors claim to have documents on the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation on meetings between the FBI and top Executive Branch members
They write: 'In most cases, the names of all individuals who attended these meetings are listed and unredacted, with the exception of one'
'We have sources who have informed us this redacted name is Obama. If correct, it would mean Obama had direct knowledge of the surveillance on Trump'
Crossfire Hurricane sought to uncover ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, later morphing into the Russia probe overseen by Robert Mueller
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to the former president it would be considered treason, audio tapes obtained by DailyMail.com reveal.
In Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency, authors Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, and David Bossie, deputy campaign manager and part of the transition team, sat down with Trump for a 45-minute interview, covering a wide-range of topics, including the Mueller probe, fake news and his strained relationship with Obama.
When asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan and director of national intelligence (DNI) James Clapper were conducting surveillance on citizens, specifically members of his campaign, Trump said he believed the former president was aware of what they were doing.
Trump responded: 'Personally, I think he knew. Yeah. Just remember what they did.
'Let me put it this way: if the shoe were on the other foot, and the same thing happened to him, it would be treason and they'd be locked up for 100 years.'
Trump says Obama’s surveillance abuse would be considered ‘treason’
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to Obama it would be considered treason
President Trump ripped into Obama and his administration for 'spying' on his presidential campaign, claiming if the same had happened to Obama it would be considered treason
When Trump was asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan (left), and director of national intelligence (DNI), James Clapper (right) were conducting surveillance on members of his campaign, Trump said he believed Obama was aware
When Trump was asked if he believed Obama knew that his appointed CIA chief John Brennan (left), and director of national intelligence (DNI), James Clapper (right) were conducting surveillance on members of his campaign, Trump said he believed Obama was aware
In an author's note, Lewandowski and Bossie write: 'In several documents pertaining to the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation, meetings between the FBI and top members of the Executive Branch are discussed.
'In most cases, the names of all individuals who attended these meetings are listed and unredacted, with the exception of one.
'We have several sources who have informed us that this redacted name is President Barack Obama. If these sources are correct, it would mean that Obama had direct knowledge of the surveillance on Donald Trump.'
The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation sought to uncover ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
It later would morph into the Russia probe being overseen by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The initial probe was established on July 31, 2016, and the code name was a line from a Rolling Stones lyric at a time when Trump was firing up his supporters to the 1968 hit song Jumpin' Jack Flash.
The authors write in their new book, which is out on Tuesday: 'We have little doubt that Obama had let his intelligence agencies spiral out of control during his eight years in office, even going so far as to either implicitly or explicitly allow them to conduct surveillance on citizens of the United States on domestic soil—and not just any citizens, but members of the Trump campaign.'
The two claim people at the top of Obama's government were more left-leaning than in any administration in history, and they felt threatened by the incoming Trump administration, leading to 'treasonous' surveillance and sparking the Russia probe.
But Trump believes the investigation has made his supporters even more loyal, saying: 'I think it makes my base stronger.
'I would have never said this to you. But I think the level of love now is far greater than when we won.'
Despite Clapper and Brennan's surveillance and their likely push to have Obama advise Trump not to hire Michael Flynn as head of the National Security Counsel, which would expose their abuse, the authors said it was James Comey who created the most trouble for Trump by delivering the dossier concocted by Christopher Steele.
They wrote: 'By bringing that folder into his briefing with Trump, Comey transformed the dossier from unverified fiction to 'a document that was presented to the president-elect in a private briefing with intelligence agencies.
'Fake News organizations could now make it sound like an essential piece of information.
'Comey had given the fake dossier legitimacy, and the Fake News license to print the whole thing, which BuzzFeed did a day later. He admitted he did this in his own memos, writing that CNN was waiting for a 'news hook' to publish.'
LINK
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:27 pm to FlexDawg
Baw, it is on the first page and was posted over six hours ago.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:28 pm to FlexDawg
Don't think he believes. He knows and these disclosures would not be forthcoming if a reckoning wasn't near.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:30 pm to FlexDawg
Oh Jeeze, must be hurting for some attention from his diminishing fan club. Desperately trying to keep his ratings up.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:13 am to GeauxPhillies26
...Fox News pushed back against the president’s most recent conspiracy theory.
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the House Oversight Committee chairman, along with a Fox News commentator and anchor, rebuked claims from the president and his allies that the FBI planted a “spy” in his campaign...
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he sees "no evidence" to support President Trump's claims that the FBI used an informant to gather information on his campaign
Paul Ryan splits with Trump, says 'no evidence' FBI spied on president's campaign
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the House Oversight Committee chairman, along with a Fox News commentator and anchor, rebuked claims from the president and his allies that the FBI planted a “spy” in his campaign...
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he sees "no evidence" to support President Trump's claims that the FBI used an informant to gather information on his campaign
Paul Ryan splits with Trump, says 'no evidence' FBI spied on president's campaign
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:50 am to FlexDawg
He’s been setting this up for months and months, the media is so invested in Trump being an idiot/racist/nazi etc. they have failed miserably in doing any real damage to him. Again and again the fall for his setups. This will be the grandest of all.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 5:27 am to Bristol Dawg
quote:Slow day on the Trumpette outrage scale. Stir the persecution pot.
Oh Jeeze, must be hurting for some attention from his diminishing fan club. Desperately trying to keep his ratings up.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 5:30 am to AggieHank86
Obama spied on the campaign, this will destroy whatever legacy he had left.
He’s a piece of shite
He’s a piece of shite
Posted on 11/27/18 at 6:41 am to FlexDawg
Either Obama knew and should be hung for treason, or did not know and is the most incompetent President in the history of the United States.
Sadly, both are plausible
Sadly, both are plausible
Posted on 11/27/18 at 6:54 am to FlexDawg
FBI is conducting surveillance on a suspected drug importer and distributor. They see him meeting with executives of a large interstate trucking company.
Should they FBI immediately contact the trucking company and say “Did you know you had a meeting with a drug dealer?” Or should they continue the surveillance in order to determine whether the trucking company is helping the crook transport his product throughout the country?
ASSUMING that they continue the survellance and obtain proprietary information about the trucking company, are they “spying?”. Or does that depend upon HOW they use the proprietary information?
If they give the information to a trucking competitor, I think we would all agree that the FBI was “spying” upon the first company. If the information never leaves the original criminal investigation, I have trouble seeing the surveillance as “spying.”. I just see a routine criminal investigation.
So, did the FBI (1) obtain some sort of actionable intelligence on the Trump campaign and (2) pass it along to the Obama campaign?
If so, heads should roll. If not, meh.
Should they FBI immediately contact the trucking company and say “Did you know you had a meeting with a drug dealer?” Or should they continue the surveillance in order to determine whether the trucking company is helping the crook transport his product throughout the country?
ASSUMING that they continue the survellance and obtain proprietary information about the trucking company, are they “spying?”. Or does that depend upon HOW they use the proprietary information?
If they give the information to a trucking competitor, I think we would all agree that the FBI was “spying” upon the first company. If the information never leaves the original criminal investigation, I have trouble seeing the surveillance as “spying.”. I just see a routine criminal investigation.
So, did the FBI (1) obtain some sort of actionable intelligence on the Trump campaign and (2) pass it along to the Obama campaign?
If so, heads should roll. If not, meh.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:02 am to AggieHank86
quote:
FBI is conducting surveillance on a suspected drug importer and distributor. They see him meeting with executives of a large interstate trucking company. Should they FBI immediately contact the trucking company and say “Did you know you had a meeting with a drug dealer?” Or should they continue the surveillance in order to determine whether the trucking company is helping the crook transport his product throughout the country? ASSUMING that they continue the survellance and obtain proprietary information about the trucking company, are they “spying?”. Or does that depend upon HOW they use the proprietary information? If they give the information to a trucking competitor, I think we would all agree that the FBI was “spying” upon the first company. If the information never leaves the original criminal investigation, I have trouble seeing the surveillance as “spying.”. I just see a routine criminal investigation. So, did the FBI (1) obtain some sort of actionable intelligence on the Trump campaign and (2) pass it along to the Obama campaign? If so, heads should roll. If not, meh.
Mike Rodgers went to Trump Tower to tell him GTFO they are spying on you. So either he should be arrested for interfering with an ongoing investigation concerning national security or those who were spying are in fact the criminals.
It really isn’t that hard guys
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:04 am to AggieHank86
Are you saying the trump campaign wasn’t under surveillance?
This post was edited on 11/27/18 at 7:05 am
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:12 am to BBONDS25
quote:No, I am asking a question. “Did the FBI (1) obtain some sort of actionable intelligence on the Trump campaign and (2) pass it along to the Obama campaign?”
Are you saying the trump campaign wasn’t under surveillance?
There seems little,doubt that the FBI was following a suspected Bad Guy and that they surveilled him when he met with Trump people. Does that constitute “surveillance” on the Trump campaign? I think that is a matter of semantics.
I think that what matters is intent and subsequent actions.
To date, I have seen no evidence that the Trump campaign was the primary target of any such surveillance, OR that the provided any info to the Obama campaign.
I am a reasonable guy. Show me otherwise.
Again, if the FBI set out to spy on the Trump campaign on behalf of the Obama campaign, heads should roll. Show me that this happened.
This post was edited on 11/27/18 at 7:15 am
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:15 am to AggieHank86
quote:
No
Could have stopped there. Trump is factually correct. The narrative has changed from “nobody tapped trumps wires” to “of course his wires were tapped. He was under investigation”. We called this shift would occur years ago.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:18 am to AggieHank86
quote:
FBI is conducting surveillance on a suspected drug importer and distributor. They see him meeting with executives of a large interstate trucking company.
Depends on if the "suspected drug importer and distributor" is a paid for FBI employee "planting" drugs in the trucks.
I filled in the missing details for ya
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:21 am to trinidadtiger
quote:Out comes the Reynolds Wrap.quote:Depends on if the "suspected drug importer and distributor" is a paid for FBI employee "planting" drugs in the trucks.
FBI is conducting surveillance on a suspected drug importer and distributor. They see him meeting with executives of a large interstate trucking company.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:22 am to FlexDawg
Trump lying again. Clearly Obama learned it when everyone else did from the news. Sad!
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