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PRESIDENT TRUMP has yet to supply any evidence that the Obama administration spied on him, but here’s where the claim likely got its start.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Sunday referenced “reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations.”
Those reports include posts from conservative news sites Breitbart and Heat Street alleging the FBI sought and was granted a court-issued warrant giving the agency permission to examine ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia. No American news agencies could substantiate the existence of a warrant. Two British news agencies reported an application was made for a warrant, but that a judge rejected the request.
Despite Trump’s claim, it is very difficult to obtain a wiretap of a U.S. citizen for an investigation that focuses on foreign intelligence, according to various reports.
A spokesman for former President Barack Obama denied that Obama had Trump monitored. James Clapper, Obama’s former national intelligence director, also insisted no wiretap existed. “Absolutely, I can deny it,” Clapper said. Trump has called for a congressional investigation into his own allegations, even though any evidence — which he has not shared — is likely rooted in sketchy news reports.
The spying accusations come on the heels of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ entanglement in the Russian scandal, which led to his decision to recuse himself from any Justice Department inquiries involving Russia and last year’s presidential election.