Steele has a strong connection with the FBI. He was the source of the dossier, a private intelligence report that raises the possibility that Pres. Trump is vulnerable to blackmail by the Kremlin.
This is not the first time, Pres. Trump accused his predecessor of spying his campaign during the 2016 presidential race. In a series of tweets on March 4, he accused Pres. Obama of wiretapping his phones before the election. He also compared it to the Nixon/Watergate scandal.
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
Is it legal for a sitting President to be “wire tapping” a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
I’d bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
At the time, Sean Spicer, the former White House Press Secretary, explained that Pres. Trump was not literally referring to Pres. Obama. He was pointing at his predecessor’s administration. Spicer said, “There is no question…there were actions about surveillance and other activities that occurred in the 2016 elections.”
Trump alleged the DOJ is trying to frame him
On Friday, Pres. Trump posted another tweet alleging that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to frame him for crimes he didn’t commit.
“Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign. This has never been done before and by any means necessary, they are out to frame Donald Trump for crimes he didn’t commit.” David Asman @LouDobbs @GreggJarrett Really bad stuff!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018
The President quoted Fox Business Network anchor David Asman in his tweet. Asman was also referring to the National Review article last week.
