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You can say a lot about President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter feed, but boring would not be a word that applies. He took to Twitter this morning to accuse former President Barack Obama of tapping his phones at Trump Tower.
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
This is a serious allegation. I think it is important for him to produce evidence that backs up what he is tweeting. If true, he is right, this is as bad as Watergate and people need to be held accountable. If it is not true then it seriously undermines any credibility he has and frankly will hurt the Presidency.
So we’ll be waiting to hear that the Justice Department is launching an investigation. If this doesn’t occur I think we can assume these allegations are not true.