‘Probably treason’: Trump unloads on Dems’ 2016 Obamagate strategy

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  • 08/11/2020

President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One in Bedminster, New Jersey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, en route to Long Branch, New Jersey. (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)

President Trump on Monday unloaded on the Obama administration's "Obamagate," those actions that included using American intel agencies to spy on his successful 2016 campaign for president.

It happened after a question from One American News White House correspondent Chanel Rion, who asked for his thoughts on the possibility of presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden picking Susan Rice as a running mate.

"The Obama campaign spied on our campaign. And they've been caught, and now let's hear what happens to them," the president said.

"They have been caught. They've been caught red-handed. It's probably treason. It's a horrible thing they did. It's probably never happened before. At least nobody got caught doing it. They used the intel agencies of our country to spy on my campaign. And they've been caught."

He continued, referencing Rice, "I don't want to say how much she's involved."

But he did confirm Rice would be a "potential liability" for Biden.

He pointed out that President Obama, then-Vice President Biden and many others knew about the actions.

"We have it documented," he said.

"This should never happen again. I think it's the political crime of the century."

Attorney General William Barr has appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate what happened under the Obama administration's campaign, which included using a now-debunked political document, the Steele dossier, that was funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign as evidence in court against the Trump campaign.

Durham has convened a grand jury that could return criminal indictments against those responsible if it is determined their actions were, in fact, criminal.

Durham's conclusions are expected to be released sometime over the coming weeks.

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