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In March, conservative pundit Mark Levin documented that the Obama Administration had wiretapped the Trump campaign. On Monday, CNN reported that, indeed, the FBI had wiretapped former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, both before and after the election.
But, while CNN’s claim is based on unnamed “sources,” Levin made his case by citing quotes from eight separate news reports.
As CNSNews.com reported back on March 5, Levin laid out his proof in an interview on Fox News, in which he said “the question is the extent of the spying,” not whether it happened:
originally posted by: Greven
a reply to: xuenchen
Trump / Levin claimed the Obama administration had spied on Trump.
Manafort is not Trump.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied any suggestion that Trump Tower communications were wiretapped before the election.
For the part of the national security apparatus that he oversaw, "there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president, the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign," Clapper told Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview on Sunday’s “Meet The Press.”
www.nbcnews.com...
When Todd asked him whether he could confirm or deny if a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Act) order for this existed, Clapper declared, "I can deny it."
Asked again whether there was a FISA Court order to monitor Trump Tower, Clapper said, "Not to my knowledge."
Clapper said that if any wiretap like that occurred, he would “certainly hope” that he would be aware of it.
"I can’t speak for other authorized entities in the government or a state or local entity," he added.
originally posted by: RazorV66
originally posted by: Greven
a reply to: xuenchen
Trump / Levin claimed the Obama administration had spied on Trump.
Manafort is not Trump.
Wake up.....the two go hand in hand.
If they listened to Manafort, they listened to Trump.
originally posted by: dragonridr
originally posted by: Greven
a reply to: xuenchen
Trump / Levin claimed the Obama administration had spied on Trump.
Manafort is not Trump.
Wrong he claimed that obama had wire tapped Trump tower. Looks like he was right since manafort lived and worked there. In fact Trump was told he was crazy turns out he wasnt i guess.
originally posted by: loam
Clapper told us that it didn't happen:
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied any suggestion that Trump Tower communications were wiretapped before the election.
For the part of the national security apparatus that he oversaw, "there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president, the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign," Clapper told Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview on Sunday’s “Meet The Press.”
www.nbcnews.com...
Yet another Clapper lie. Clapper continues:
When Todd asked him whether he could confirm or deny if a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Act) order for this existed, Clapper declared, "I can deny it."
Asked again whether there was a FISA Court order to monitor Trump Tower, Clapper said, "Not to my knowledge."
Clapper said that if any wiretap like that occurred, he would “certainly hope” that he would be aware of it.
"I can’t speak for other authorized entities in the government or a state or local entity," he added.
I don't care what side of the political spectrum you fall, if anyone thinks this is ok during (and after) a presidential election, you deserve the banana republic you live in.