Donald Trump Admits He Made Barack Obama 'Wire Tapping' Claim Based On 'Bit Of A Hunch'
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump stunned many in March 2017 when he accused former President Barack Obama of “wire tapping” Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign. — Donald J. Trump 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 March 4, 2017 Then White House press secretary Sean Spicer tried to claim that Trump hadn’t really accused Obama of “wire tapping,” even though that’s the term the president used in his posts. On Thursday night, Trump finally admitted during a 45-minute interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that he made the allegation based on “a little bit of a hunch.” Trump also expressed surprise at how his baseless accusation had blown up “like you’ve never seen.” “I don’t know if you remember, a long time ago, very early on I used the word wiretap, and I put in quotes, meaning surveillance, spying you can sort of say whatever you want,” Trump told Hannity.
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