Donald Trump claims Barack Obama had his 'wires tapped' at Trump Tower before he was elected

  04 March 2017    Read: 1857
Donald Trump claims Barack Obama had his 'wires tapped' at Trump Tower before he was elected
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of having his "wires tapped" at Trump Tower in October, before he was elected US president.
Mr Trump unleashed a tirade of tweets at about 6.30am (11.30am GMT) Saturday morning accusing the former president of using wire taps to spy on him at his New York base.

"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!," he tweeted.

Mr Trump also appeared to make a threat of legal action, saying "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 the Election!".

Mr Trump did not provide any additional evidence to back up his claims and it was unclear what information he was relying on.


Mr Trump also appeared to make a threat of legal action, saying "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 the Election!".

Mr Trump did not provide any additional evidence to back up his claims and it was unclear what information he was relying on.

Mr Obama and members of his administration have not yet responded to the accusations.

The Trump administration has come under increasing pressure this week over its connections to Russian officials, after it emerged half a dozen campaign officials and aides had talked with Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to Washington since July.

Mr Trump's attorney general Jeff Sessions twice talked with Mr Kislyak during the campaign and then did not mention it during his confirmation hearing, leading Democrats to accuse him of "lying under oath," which Mr Sessions denied.

Mr Sessions has recused himself from any investigation into Russian interference in the US election.

Mr Trump has continued to defend Mr Sessions, calling the accusations a "witch hunt" and saying the attorney general could have been more accurate in what he said about his contacts with Russian officials.

Mr Obama imposed sanctions on Russia and ordered Russian diplomats to leave the US in December over the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election.

Mr Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned in February after revelations that he had discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with Mr Kislyak before Trump took office.

/The Telegraph/

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