Trump claims Obama launched Russia probe to discredit campaign

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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Obama administration of using the investigation into potential ties between his campaign and Russia's meddling in the 2016 election to discredit his bid and boost the chances of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

"Why did the Obama Administration start an investigation into the Trump Campaign (with zero proof of wrongdoing) long before the Election in November? Wanted to discredit so Crooked H would win. Unprecedented. Bigger than Watergate! Plus, Obama did NOTHING about Russian meddling," Trump tweeted Monday morning.

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Why did the Obama Administration start an investigation into the Trump Campaign (with zero proof of wrongdoing) long before the Election in November? Wanted to discredit so Crooked H would win. Unprecedented. Bigger than Watergate! Plus, Obama did NOTHING about Russian meddling.

It's unclear exactly what pre-election investigation Trump was referring to, though the FBI opened its investigation into the Trump campaign's links to Russia in July 2016. Then-FBI Director James Comey oversaw that investigation until Trump fired him in May 2017. Shortly after that, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to continue the probe.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was wiretapped before and after the election. Some of the intelligence collected includes communications that sparked concerns among investigators that Manafort had encouraged the Russians to help with the campaign, three sources familiar with the investigation have told CNN. Two of these sources, however, cautioned that the evidence is not conclusive. Manafort was Trump's campaign chairman from May to August 2016.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/politics/obama-election-trump-tweet/index.html

[lame54]

1. And them he didn't go public with it?...

Makes sense

[Frustratedlady]

2. Sheesh! Can he make up his mind?

Did (or didn't) Obama do anything about the Russian situation before the 2016 election?

He must dream of Obama and Hillary every night and gets it off his chest with a tweet. Sorry, Donnie, that election is going to haunt you for the rest of your life.