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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:43 PM Mar 2017

NRCC claims Obama surveillance of Trump 'confirmed'

Source: The Hill



BY MAX GREENWOOD - 03/23/17 12:33 PM EDT

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is claiming that allegations that former President Barack Obama ordered surveillance of President Trump were "confirmed" Wednesday by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).

In an email to supporters on Thursday, the NRCC wrote that Obama was accused of surveilling Trump, as well as members of his transition team, leading with the subject line, "Confirmed: Obama spied on Trump."

"Former President Obama is accused of spying on Donald Trump in his final days in office," reads the email, which described it as "disturbing news."

"No other president has ever even been accused of spying on his successor." In fact, there has been no confirmation that Obama was spying on Trump, a charge the president first made earlier this month.



Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/325435-nrcc-email-falsely-proclaims-obama-surveillance-of-trump

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NRCC claims Obama surveillance of Trump 'confirmed' (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2017 OP
Cough... bullshit C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #1
Of course. But poll shows pub support for Rump Hortensis Mar 2017 #17
Great toon! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #27
One toon fits all these days. Hortensis Mar 2017 #32
So true. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #33
Umm I'm pretty sure Nunes said after the election titaniumsalute Mar 2017 #2
Way to overplay the hand they possibly dealt themselves Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #3
They should be sued by Obama Vinnie From Indy Mar 2017 #4
Agreed, if Obama didnt do it then he should sue them in court and cstanleytech Mar 2017 #34
This is more......... MyOwnPeace Mar 2017 #5
Truth is dead. JudyM Mar 2017 #16
They won't believe it. They don't have to. This is pure Trumpist bullshitting. Eugene Mar 2017 #29
Spin cycle politics at its finest ymetca Mar 2017 #6
NRCC (National Russian Congressional Committee) bronxiteforever Mar 2017 #7
We need to start referring to the "R's" as "Russian puppets" (n/t) Moostache Mar 2017 #10
Can we citizens sue these fuckers? NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #8
This is why 1/3 of this country has had their soul sucked dry Cosmocat Mar 2017 #9
Three plus decades of Roger (RF*) Stone! displacedtexan Mar 2017 #22
NRCC...like there's any credibility there. Liberalagogo Mar 2017 #11
I remember your meter here's mine again, oh boy, they never go out of style with these fascists turbinetree Mar 2017 #23
"In an email to supporters..." Hmm.. That's not quite right... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #12
And the slack jawed imbeciles leftynyc Mar 2017 #13
Fundraising tactic... TheDebbieDee Mar 2017 #14
The Republican Party is the enemy of the Republic. It must be stopped at all costs. olegramps Mar 2017 #15
So now the entire Republican Party has bought into fake reality. That's gonna work out well. Augiedog Mar 2017 #18
I'm certain this rearrangement of the deck chairs will stop the rising flood. byronius Mar 2017 #19
Blind following blind... Left-over Mar 2017 #20
How can they publicly "confirm" information that remains classified? George II Mar 2017 #21
Excellent point, George! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #28
I'm thinking it's past time for the libel lawyers to come a knockin' Pacifist Patriot Mar 2017 #24
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz rtracey Mar 2017 #25
It's the new Benghazi. We won't hear the end of this for years now. Kablooie Mar 2017 #26
Repeat Big Lie. Repeat Big Lie. Repeat Big Lie. Now everyone belives it. TeamPooka Mar 2017 #30
BEWARE. They want to throw Obama in jail. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #31
This comes from the Party Penn Voter Mar 2017 #35
Yeah right, and Barack Obama also was the one who burned down the Reichstag too. Portland_Anni Mar 2017 #36

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
1. Cough... bullshit
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:46 PM
Mar 2017

Republicans... just stop it !! Stop !! Stop lying and distorting !! It's fucking obvious and DUMB.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
17. Of course. But poll shows pub support for Rump
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:12 PM
Mar 2017

has recently dropped all the way from 91% to 81% (Quinnipiac). As we know too well, that basically means 81-91% of right-wingers will choose to believe this.



cstanleytech

(26,319 posts)
34. Agreed, if Obama didnt do it then he should sue them in court and
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 04:59 PM
Mar 2017

not just for pennies but for hundreds of millions of dollars.

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
5. This is more.........
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:47 PM
Mar 2017

say it enough they'll start believing it - but BullShit is BullShit no matter how many times it is said!

Eugene

(61,948 posts)
29. They won't believe it. They don't have to. This is pure Trumpist bullshitting.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 02:03 PM
Mar 2017

It doesn't matter to the bullshitter if it's true as long as
it gets gullible donors to pay up.

ymetca

(1,182 posts)
6. Spin cycle politics at its finest
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:48 PM
Mar 2017

Create the controversy. Complain loudly that the media isn't reporting it. Site the media reporting as vindication of the controversy.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Cosmocat

(14,573 posts)
9. This is why 1/3 of this country has had their soul sucked dry
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:51 PM
Mar 2017

by the republican party ...

three plus decades of this bullshit.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
22. Three plus decades of Roger (RF*) Stone!
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:26 PM
Mar 2017

I remember Roger the ratfu#ker from the Nixon Dirty Tricks Squad. None of this crap is new. Roy Freakin' Cohn introduced Manafort to Trump, for crying out loud!

My money is on Carter Page --and that kid who admits he was told to submit the Russian sanctions relief language to the Republican Party Platform committee-- to drop a few dimes on Trump and his co-conspirators.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
23. I remember your meter here's mine again, oh boy, they never go out of style with these fascists
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:27 PM
Mar 2017

we can all have a daily meter to pick from for these right wing party before country ass hats.

And the best part is if this was "true" where is the special prosecutor", and "independent Investigation, how about some FEDERAL GRAND JURY IMPANELED" not some commission , they want to play some game well let's have it


WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
12. "In an email to supporters..." Hmm.. That's not quite right...
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:58 PM
Mar 2017

Ah ha... got it.... That should be 'In a fundraising email to supporters...' There I fixed it.

Gotta keep up the bullshit fear of that 'other' president to rake in the $$$$.

Trump's been "accusing" Obama since a bit of light started to seek through the bullshizz Trump hid his traitorous Russian interactions behind. It's called deflection and it stinks like the rancid desperation of a guilty man who knows karma's about to bite him in the butt to me.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
13. And the slack jawed imbeciles
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:59 PM
Mar 2017

who voted for the degenerate can be depended on to send the money they're asking for.

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
14. Fundraising tactic...
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:01 PM
Mar 2017

The republicans have their anti-abortion sheep believing that the Hyde Amendment has to be renewed annually...

byronius

(7,401 posts)
19. I'm certain this rearrangement of the deck chairs will stop the rising flood.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:17 PM
Mar 2017

They got nothing. Nothing but brazen outright lying bullshit. Sociopathic darkhearts.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
25. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:50 PM
Mar 2017

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *snort*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*cough*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz * humpfff ugggg ahhhhhhh BENGHAZI BENGHAZI......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..


There you have it folks...THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE NRCC RELEASES A STATEMENT....

Kablooie

(18,641 posts)
26. It's the new Benghazi. We won't hear the end of this for years now.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:55 PM
Mar 2017

An investigating committee will be used to create a constant din of noise to drown out any news of Republican's very real crimes.

God I hope there is some justice in the world and these assholes are revealed for who they are and spend the rest of their lives in prison.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
31. BEWARE. They want to throw Obama in jail.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 02:21 PM
Mar 2017

Just like Don Seigleman in Alabama, they had the power to do it and they did it. But first they stole his election, then they couldn't allow him to run again, so they framed him.

Penn Voter

(247 posts)
35. This comes from the Party
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:16 PM
Mar 2017

of Alternative Facts! Ignorance is strength. Agent Orange said in the campaign that he loves his low information voters.

Portland_Anni

(164 posts)
36. Yeah right, and Barack Obama also was the one who burned down the Reichstag too.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:37 PM
Mar 2017

And you wait, Drumpf with prove it too.

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