Obamagate has been trending. Here’s why:
- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no details.
“The biggest political crime in American history, by far!” Trump wrote when he retweeted a conservative talk show host’s accusation that Obama “used his last weeks in office to target incoming officials and sabotage the new administration.” He provided no evidence to back the claims. Grappling with a pandemic that has killed more than 80,000 Americans and facing a November re-election challenge by Obama’s vice president Joe Biden, Trump relaunched his attacks on his White House predecessor. Trump has in the past floated unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and critics say he is putting up a smokescreen now to draw attention from the health crisis on his watch.
The move was all the more unusual because Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, in the weeks after Trump won in 2016 but before he took office. Democratic lawmakers and some former U.S. officials have criticized the Durham probe, saying they have seen no evidence of improper behavior, let alone illegal activity, by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies during the long-running investigation.In response to a question from a Washington Post reporter about the specifics of his claim, Trump replied: “Obamagate. It’s been going on for a long time. It’s been going on from before I even got elected.
Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence appointed by Trump, on Tuesday declassified a list of Obama administration officials who sought to unmask Trump associates including Flynn and gave the list to the Justice Department.
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