Jesus Christ spying on an american citizen has been going on since J Edgar Hoover and probably before then.
Yet Barack Obama was OUTRAGED that Trump accused him of spying? Get your stories straight, Debbie! You can't be outraged that someone would accuse Barry of doing something and then turn around later and claim that it's no biggie because "everyone does it"!
I don't believe Obama made a public statement about it, but the tweet wasn't just an accusation. He sited McCarthyism and called Obama a "bad/sick guy" on top of accusing him of committing a felony. Face it dude, Trump is a clown and is making a mockery of the once respected position of POTUS
Simple questions here, Slade...
Did Barack Obama use the IRS to target his political opponents?
Did he use our intelligence services to spy on his political opponents?
Joseph McCarthy did neither. So if the Obama Administration DID...doesn't that make him even worse in some ways than McCarthy ever was? Nixon attempted to use the IRS against his opponents and just the attempt was what led to his being forced to step down. Obama actually used the IRS to do what Nixon couldn't...and he got away with it. So who's worse...Nixon or Obama?
Did Barack Obama use the IRS to target his political opponents?
No, I don't remember Obama being involved in this at all. The conclusions of the years of investigations, hearings, reports etc. came to a mismanagement of the Federal office... 3 top officials from the IRS were asked to resign, and no criminal charges were pressed. I also remember bipartisan support for an independent investigation into the matter and condemnation of what happened. It got politicized in recent years as the GOP tried to draw the "political motive criminal" link
Did he use our intelligence services to spy on his political opponents?
Of course not... At least there is no evidence to prove that allegation. This thing has been spun to all hell to try and justify Trumps careless tweet. Its a joke. Yes the NSA monitors and can probably retrieve any phone records or emails. Yes, there was an active investigation into Russia and conversations between Trump staffers were picked up, thats legal. Yes, there was illegal leaking to expose Trump staffers for lying and trying to sweep these lies under the rug. Just try to look at this objectively for a second. It is very transparent whats going on.
