Trump calls for congressional probe into possible wiretapping of his campaign

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SOURCE: FOX NEWS

URL: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/05/trump-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-possible-wire-tapping-his-campaign.html


The White House on Sunday called for congressional investigations into its claims the Obama administration meddled in the 2016 election cycle in an attempt to gather information on then-Republican nominee Donald Trump.

“Reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election are very troubling,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in the statement.

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“President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016.”

The statement follows an explosive allegation Saturday by Trump that former President Barack Obama ordered phones wiretapped at Trump Tower and also states that nobody in the administration “will comment further until such oversight is conducted.”

Trump’s wiretap allegations, in a series of tweets Saturday, and the ensuing White House statement are the latest developments in the ongoing story about Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential race -- particularly Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to influence the election for Trump over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn submitted his resignation over the matter, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any Justice Department probe, following revelations he spoke during the campaign to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

“Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism,” Trump wrote in one tweet Saturday.

“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!” he said in another tweet.

Trump also tweeted that a “good lawyer could make a great case of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to election!”

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[Right_in_Virginia]

[skeeter]

We may find out who taped & leaked the Flynn conversations yet.

[Free Vulcan]

Good move. We are getting to the Watergate threshhold - what did Obama know and when did he know it?

[XenaLee]

I would love to see Democrat heads roll over this.  I know I won't, of course (magic "D").  But it's a nice dream, nevertheless.

[Free Vulcan]

I would love to see Democrat heads roll over this.  I know I won't, of course (magic "D").  But it's a nice dream, nevertheless.

It's time for a mult-pronged full court press.

[LonestarDream]

It's time for a mult-pronged full court press.

Sessions needs to start up the grand juries.

[corbe]

Sessions needs to start up the grand juries.

@LonestarDream

   The House is already beyond their ability in getting crap done, R/R obummercare, Budget, Immigration Tax Reform and the Senate is bogged down with Trump appointees and drama, with a Supreme Court Justice coming up and you want to add this to the mix, I see a 'derail' of what Trump has accomplished so far or hopes to accomplish in the near future, if your advice is taken.

   Bread and Circuses fits right in though.

   He needs to get off twitter, the sooner the better.

[LonestarDream]

Well the house can investigate, while Sessions runs the grand juries.

ObamaCare could/should be repealed immediately.

Then take on taxes. 

@LonestarDream

   The House is already beyond their ability in getting crap done, R/R obummercare, Budget, Immigration Tax Reform and the Senate is bogged down with Trump appointees and drama, with a Supreme Court Justice coming up and you want to add this to the mix, I see a 'derail' of what Trump has accomplished so far or hopes to accomplish in the near future, if your advice is taken.

   Bread and Circuses fits right in though.

   He needs to get off twitter, the sooner the better.

[cato potatoe]

Why does congress need to dig?  Obviously Trump would not have gone public without unimpeachable evidence.  He should just hand it over.