Tag: Barack Obama

"I think all these matters will be part of our inquiry," Sen. Tom Cotton said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Republicans: Trump’s wiretapping claims will be part of Russia probe

Anna Giaritelli · March 5, 2017 3:44 pm

"To pretend like this is a clean and credible source — I am just not buying that." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump spokeswoman seeks to discredit Obama wiretapping denial

Robert King · March 5, 2017 3:09 pm

"Reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election are very troubling," Spicer said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Spicer: Congress must investigate whether Obama ‘abused’ executive branch power

Anna Giaritelli, Caitlin Yilek · March 5, 2017 2:10 pm

Trump was referring to a moment in 2012 when Obama, not realizing he could be heard, told then-Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he would have "more flexibility" to deal with Russia once he was re-elected. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump goes after Obama again on Twitter

Keith Koffler · March 5, 2017 12:51 pm

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on Saturday said the country is "in the midst of a civilization-warping crisis of public trust" following President Trump's alleging the Obama administration wire-tapped the campaign headquarters last October. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

National Security

Sen. Ben Sasse: US is ‘in the midst of a civilization-warping crisis of public trust’

Anna Giaritelli · March 4, 2017 9:32 pm

Red Alert Politics

Flashback: Obama’s DOJ had a history of secretly obtaining phone records

Ryan Girdusky · March 4, 2017 8:23 pm

"No matter how much we hope and pray that this President will grow into one who respects and understands the Constitution, separation of powers, role of a free press, responsibilities as the leader of the free world, or demonstrates even the most basic regard for the truth, we must now accept that President Trump will never become that man," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a statement released Saturday afternoon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Adam Schiff: Trump will never become the man we want him to be

Anna Giaritelli · March 4, 2017 8:00 pm

A spokesperson for former President Barack Obama says President Trump's assertion that Obama unlawfully wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign is "simply false." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama fires back at Trump’s ‘simply false’ wiretap accusations

Daniel Chaitin · March 4, 2017 5:49 pm

While the Obama administration's advances did hurt North Korea for years, the country has recently seen three successful launches of missiles over the past eight months. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has insisted the country is in its final stage of preparing intercontinental missiles. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Report: Obama told Trump the greatest threat to the US was North Korea

Anna Giaritelli · March 4, 2017 5:03 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee, responds during a TV news interview to a question about President Donald Trump's administration and ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham offers two ways Trump Tower wiretapping could be bigger than Watergate

Daniel Chaitin · March 4, 2017 4:53 pm

Hours after President Trump tweeted out an allegation that former President Barack Obama tapped Trump Tower during the election, the president might be hitting the golf course. (AP Photo/Luis Alvarez, File)

Trump visits golf course after tweeting Obama wiretap accusations

Daniel Chaitin · March 4, 2017 3:18 pm

Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes turned President Trump's criticism of his predecessor against him in tweets posted Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes slams Trump’s phone tap tweets

Anna Giaritelli · March 4, 2017 3:07 pm