By Aaron Miller-
Some very interesting items coming to the forefront in two weeks will prove Obama tapped Trump, the U.S president sensationally claimed on Thursday.
Excerpts from an interview President Trump gave to Fox News will be broadcast in full in Wednesday. President Trump’ s indication that the series of tweets he made alleging Obama tapped him will be evident in the next fortnight has furthered the air of tension and speculation surrounding the serious allegation.
The U.S president’s s assertion he was illegally tapped by former president Obama was supported by media judiciary commentator , Judge Andrew Napolitano. Napolitano explicitly stated that Obama used aids from British G.C.H.Q to doctor the tapping cleverly to avoid leaving any trail to him.
G.C.H.Q yesterday rubbished the claim, saying it was utter ” nonesense, and should be ignored”.
Ignoring such a claim is not something that will happen. Members of the judicial committee are set to investigate the damaging allegation, alongside previous claims that Russia meddled with the U.S 2016 elections.
Top democrat of the Home Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, is already dismissive of the claim. Schiff said there is no evidence to support Trump’ d claim , adding, “it deeply concerns me that the president will make such an accusation without basis”. Schiff and FBI agent, James Comey, will give evidence at a rare hearing next Monday.
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SKEPTICISM
Republican colleagues of Trump have expressed skepticism about the claim, but the burden is now on Trump to provide independent evidence to support a claim that has the potential to cause a real political storm. The countdown to the next fortnight has began, and millions of Americans and the rest of the world will be waiting to see what evidence President Trump provides to support his claim.
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It will be interesting to see what independent evidence surfaces that has not yet come to light. Obama will be quaking in his boots, if the allegation by any chance is true. If untrue, Trump will have some big explanation to do in addition to an honest apology and at least, the reason he felt so convinced Obama tapped him.