@r9etb
Cmon man you're better then that. It doesn't matter how the information was obtained. The sheer fact they were monitoring a Presidential candidate in the months leading up to an election is a massive issue. The specific mode/method of surveillance is inconsequential.
If you're gonna scold me, at least get your facts straight.
1. The story reports that the information was apparently collected on the members of Trump's
transition team, and as such it would have been after, not "leading up to" the election.
2. "Collecting information" could be as simple as taking note of who went in and out of Trump Towers -- not a "massive issue," and certainly not "wiretapping." "Collection" might include data collected through regular, legal search warrants, such as would have been required to obtain information on Russian wire transfers into Paul Manaforte's bank account.
3. The data collected is characterized as "incidental," suggesting that the primary targets of whatever intelligence gathering were
not Trump's people, but rather
different people who were under investigation, and who ended up contacting members of Trump's team.