This morning, President Trump accused Obama of tapping phones in Trump Tower before last year’s election. Obama’s former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said that just isn’t possible for this reason:
No President can order a wiretap. Those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you. https://t.co/lEVscjkzSw
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 4, 2017
That said, the Obama administration’s track record hasn’t exactly left the impression that they always paid attention to “restrictions”:
Given Obama's history, "he had no lawful power to do that" is not evidence that he didn't. https://t.co/3QcNXYWolt
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 4, 2017
Bingo! That kind of preaching is nothing short of hilarious coming from somebody who worked for the previous administration:
I mean it's not like the Obama admin used subverted authority to go after political opponents before tapping Trump tower…Oh… pic.twitter.com/P7DYZB3cfo
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/ToneLocNV/status/838057215529345025
and Holder's DOJ refused to enforce the contempt of congress order against Lerner and didn't seriously investigate
— Vince (@seriousserb) March 4, 2017
Let's discuss Obama's WIRETAPPING the AP in 2013, shall we? https://t.co/Eu4Yyyp8lD
— ∂(Megan)/∂(t)?? (@neuro7plastic) March 4, 2017
He had the press wire tapped…criminal conspirator James Rosen. It's not a far stretch for the lay public. https://t.co/bH5RjONODv
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) March 4, 2017
@DLoesch it's not like the Obama regime tried to undermine the election in Israel ?
— ???????? ⭐⭐⭐ (@catahoulasrule) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/838040573105811456
Well sure, there’s that stuff.
But the agencies would never go along with this! https://t.co/132wmWALEU
— Lt. Colonel Lucky Peter (@spongeworthy2) March 4, 2017
Here's the proof. If McCarthy knew about it, you can bet Trump knows. -VJhttps://t.co/KSPovDW4lM
— RealVinnieJames (@RealVinnieJames) March 4, 2017
democrats use the government as a weapon against their political enemies
— SM (@Scottymcmahon22) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/CoxheadBernard/status/838060309860528131
https://twitter.com/TDennis17/status/838065315980271616
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/838042691216736256
Nudge nudge.