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Allegations of Barack Obama spying on Donald Trump

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47: 530:(AP) in May 2020 addressed Obamagate in a fact check, stating that there was "no evidence" of Trump's suggestion that "the disclosure of Flynn's name as part of legal U.S. surveillance of foreign targets was criminal and motivated by partisan politics." AP stated that there is not only "nothing illegal about unmasking," but also that the unmasking of Flynn was approved using the National Security Agency's "standard process." Unmasking is allowed if officials feel that it is needed to understand the collected intelligence. AP further pointed out that the Trump administration was conducting even more unmasking than the Obama administration in the final year of Obama's presidency. 592:, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, led Republicans on the committee in securing subpoenas to look into Trump's Obamagate claims. Johnson had received criticism for stating "the more that we expose of the corruption of the transition process between Obama and Trump, the more we expose of the corruption within those agencies, I would think it would certainly help Donald Trump win reelection and certainly be pretty good, I would say, evidence about not voting for Vice President Biden". 158:
his review "found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place any" FBI source in the Trump campaign. The review also "found no evidence" that the FBI had tried to "recruit members of the Trump campaign" to serve as their sources. Finally, the review did not produce evidence that "political bias or improper motivations influenced" the FBI's usage of confidential sources or undercover agents for interactions with members of Trump's campaign.
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When Rucker again asked what the crime was, Trump said: "You know what the crime is. The crime is very obvious to everybody. All you have to do is read the newspapers, except yours." On May 15, Trump tweeted that Obamagate was the "greatest political scandal in the history of the United States." This was the third time Trump claimed to be suffering from a scandal of such magnitude, after previously giving
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evidence that the FBI placed any CHSs or UCEs within the Trump campaign or tasked any CHSs or UCEs to report on the Trump campaign." Horowitz's investigators also "found no documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper motivations influenced the FBI's decision to use CHSs or UCEs to interact with Trump campaign officials in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
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asked Trump what crime former president Barack Obama committed. Trump's reply was: "Obamagate. It's been going on for a long time ... from before I even got elected and it's a disgrace that it happened.... Some terrible things happened and it should never be allowed to happen in our country again."
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did not find evidence that "political bias or improper motivation influenced the FBI's decision to seek FISA authority on Carter Page", but did point out serious inconsistencies and improper procedures that were followed with regard to the obtaining of the warrants. The Inspector General wrote that
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through the NSA; (2) the Obama administration used surveillance against Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and (3) the Obama administration did not transfer power seamlessly to the new Trump administration. Lipson further claimed that "these abuses didn’t simply follow each other; their targets,
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Third, it addresses allegations that the FBI planted an informant in the Trump campaign, saying "we found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place any CHSs within the Trump campaign, recruit members of the Trump campaign as CHSs, or task CHSs to report on the Trump campaign." One supervisory
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challenged the assertion, claiming "there's no real evidence of that. This is 60 Minutes, and we can't put on things we can't verify." Trump disagreed, claiming "they spied on my campaign, and they got caught. And then they went much further than that, and they got caught. And you will see that,
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We found no evidence that the FBI used CHSs" — confidential human sources — "or UCEs" — undercover employees — "to interact with members of the Trump campaign prior to the opening of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation," the report states. "After the opening of the investigation, we found no
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According to the results of a U.S. Senate investigation, the government of Russia directly and through intermediaries sought influence within 2016 U.S. presidential election candidate Donald Trump's political campaigns and also to sow discord within American society. Thus, actions taken by the
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special agent (SSA) describes believing a confidential human source's (CHS) information because the source was a Trump backer ... But it turns out that not only was the source a Trump supporter, so too were the agents involved in cultivating him.
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During key points of the 2020 campaign, including the Republican National Convention and both presidential debates, Trump frequently repeated this theory, claiming "they spied on my campaign" in reference to these allegations.
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Trump said ... without evidence, that Obama had committed "treason" by spying on his campaign, in reference to his years-old claim that the Obama administration tapped his phone lines at Trump Tower before the 2016 general
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President Trump had a prolific day online, posting 126 tweets or retweets as part of his Mother's Day celebration. Several of the missives treated a new political project of his: Obamagate.
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goals, and principal players overlapped. Taken together, they represent some of the gravest violations of constitutional norms and legal protections in American history".
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No evidence has been found that legal surveillance, as part of Crossfire Hurricane, was at the direction of Obama, Obama administration political officials or improper
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Lesley, and you know that, but you just don't want to put it on the air." The dispute was part of a contentious interview that ended with Trump walking out.
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had spied on him, which Trump described as "the biggest political crime in American history, by far." The series of accusations have been nicknamed
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then-current Obama Administration in its investigations into these alleged Russian influences provide the bases for claims that it spied on Trump.
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would not produce a report or indictments before the 2020 presidential election, President Trump began publicly calling out Attorney General
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analyzed the content of "Obamagate". He claimed that the concept refers to three accusations: (1) The Obama administration conducted
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reported on October 13 that Bash's unmasking inquiry had concluded with no findings of substantive wrongdoing and no public report.
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similar labels. Also on May 15, Trump linked Obamagate to the "persecution" of Michael Flynn, and a missing 302 form.
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Accusations have been leveled that Senate Republicans used investigations of "Obamagate" to help provide the
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Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election
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The specific allegations of inappropriate politically motivated surveillance or "spying" all involve the
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for lack of arrests of major political figures he believes were involved, including his 2020 opponent
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Trump called for Congress to summon Obama to testify about "the biggest political crime". Senator
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on August 5, 2020, testified before the Committee that investigators were concerned that the
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The concept underlies in part a 2020 U.S. Senate investigation into the 2016–onward
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Specific actions undertaken by the FBI that have been highlighted include the use of an
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from 2009 until 2017, when Trump succeeded him; Trump served as president until 2021.
2454: 1875: 1779:"Jim Jordan hopes Durham is 'looking hard' at Comey: He was the 'common denominator'" 1662:"Obamagate? Barr Appoints Prosecutor to Review Obama "Unmasking' of Trump Associates" 1481:"Senate Republicans approve subpoenas for ex-Obama officials on Russia probe origins" 1397:"How the 'Obamagate' conspiracy theory became central to Trump's reelection campaign" 562: 500: 472: 318: 300: 266: 257: 112: 1287:"In (sort of) debunking 'Obamagate,' Barr actually boosts Trump's conspiracy theory" 1977:"No criminal investigation likely for 'Obamagate' claims, US attorney general says" 1926:"Politique : Le " Obamagate ", la nouvelle thĂ©orie du complot de Donald Trump" 1847: 630: 464: 376: 343: 63: 59: 2311:"Senate panel authorizes subpoenas in Republican probe targeting Obama officials" 2293:"As Election Looms, Wisconsin's Ron Johnson Readies Investigation Into Joe Biden" 2089:"What the 'Obamagate' Scandals Mean and Why They Matter | RealClearPolitics" 36:
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump § Obamagate conspiracy theory
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into potential abuses within the Obama's administration's handling of the FBI's
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Rucker, Philip; Zapotosky, Matt; Costa, Robert; Harris, Shane (May 15, 2020).
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Zachary Cohen; Alex Marquardt; Evan Perez; Chandelis Duster (May 12, 2020).
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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Crossfire Hurricane investigation of the Trump campaign and transition
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Unnamed U.S. government investigator, used by the FBI as an informant
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United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
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Goldman, Adam; Schmidt, Michael S.; Mazzetti, Mark (May 2, 2019).
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The president is trying to use the government to skew the election
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On October 25, Trump repeated his allegations in an interview on
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Inspector General report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation
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Inspector General report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation
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United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Claims that President Obama spied on incoming President Trump
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to examine unmasking conducted by the Obama administration.
858:"Read the full transcript of the first presidential debate" 1680:"Durham probe will lead to indictments: Rep. Doug Collins" 1375:"Explainer: Trump keeps raising 'Obamagate.' What's that?" 1249:""Obamagate": Trump's latest conspiracy theory, explained" 669:""Obamagate": Trump's latest conspiracy theory, explained" 123:". This was also refuted by the Trump Justice Department. 1953:
Fair, Vanity; France, Condé Nast Digital (May 15, 2020).
814:"Did Obama Get Caught 'Spying' on Trump's 2016 Campaign?" 471:—Trump posted a one-word tweet: "OBAMAGATE!" On May 11, 168:
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
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Trump has claimed that as part of Crossfire Hurricane,
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Barack Obama meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office
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President Trump repeats unsupported claim about spying
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criticized the Trump administration's handling of the
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Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Thorp, Frank, V (June 4, 2020).
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was conversing in private with the Russian ambassador
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Trump administration officials or its allies involved
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List of conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump
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Index

Obamagate
Spygate (conspiracy theory)
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump § Obamagate conspiracy theory
Trump Tower wiretapping allegations

conspiracy theory
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
President of the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crossfire Hurricane investigation of the Trump campaign and transition
deep state influence
Steele dossier
used to launch the Russia probe
his "wires" at Trump Tower were wiretapped
Michael Flynn
Sergey Kislyak
unmasked
informant
Sam Clovis
George Papadopoulos
Carter Page
FISA
Carter Page
Inspector General report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election
Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)
Deep state in the United States
Inspector General report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation

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