Trump falsely accuses Obama of treason in latest unfounded attack on his predecessor

[highplainsdem]

Source: CNN

(CNN)President Donald Trump has falsely accused former President Barack Obama of committing treason in his latest unfounded accusation aimed at his predecessor.

Trump for months has publicly accused Obama of committing crimes, but has repeatedly declined to say which crimes in particular when asked by reporters. But speaking with CBN News in an interview that aired Monday, Trump offered, without evidence, that Obama had committed treason for spying on his campaign.

"It's treason," Trump said. "Look, when I came out a long time ago, I said they've been spying on my campaign. I said they've been taping, and that was in quotes, meaning a modern day version of taping, it's all the same thing. But a modern day version. But they've been spying on my campaign."

In reality, there is no evidence that the Obama spied on Trump's campaign or committed any acts that reach the definition of treason. Under the Constitution, treason is narrowly defined: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-claim/index.html

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Tweet from the CBN reporter who did the interview, with video:

Link to tweet

[grumpyduck]

1. Another distraction.

And look who's talking... er... whining.

[madaboutharry]

2. Everyone needs to say this out loud:

TRUMP IS A PSYCHOPATH!

[sakabatou]

3. Don't look at the man behind the curtain.

[empedocles]

4. trump smells his own vulnerability to 'treason'. Vintage trump reaction

[soothsayer]

16. If you spot it, you got it

[flibbitygiblets]

21. One finger pointed leaves four pointed back at you

Is he ever NOT projecting?

[JDC]

5. By my powers of deductive projection

This means Trump committed treason, knows it and it projecting it on BHO. It's clear.

[not_the_one]

32. What JDC said...!

He did/done/is doing it, he knows it, and everything being done right now is to prevent him from going to jail for it. HE KNOWS accepting help in cheating to win an election from our worst adversary, is treason.

EVERYTHING he projects at Obama, he is doing, himself. CLASSIC turd move.

He has only one real option. Flee the country. "Some people say" he keeps his private plane on the ready, JUST for that eventuality.

[Skittles]

6. Putin's puppet accusing Obama of treason

[Maine-i-acs]

7. When the Russian spies are trying to recruit agents in the US, we can legally tap their phones.

So if we tap the phones of the Russian spies and they're talking to Mike Flynn, this is all legal and Flynn committed a crime.
Aiding and providing comfort to the enemy, in the form of lifting sanctions, is treason.
And Flynn did not come up with that idea all by his lonesome. So anyone who hatched this plan with Flynn, committed Treason too.
And those who let it happen or turned a blind eye, are aiding and abetting treason.

Clue about Trump: What he's accused others of, is something he's likely done himself.
Treason - check
Tampering with elections - check
Vote Fraud - check
Corruption - check
Soliciting political help from China and Ukraine - check
Blowing the pandemic response - check

His veneer is as thin as the fake orange bronzer on his face.

[flibbitygiblets]

23. +1000. (Which reminds me, Rump thinks it's spelled "tapp")

[patricia92243]

8. If I remember correctly, he thought Obama had the WH

bugged and even had it checked out. He is obsessed with Obama.

[Lock him up.]

25. His own devilish father was a leading klansman...

It's in his DNA...

Lock him up.

[benld74]

9. The recordings were NSA/FBI variety

THAT’S how they discovered his Sec Def was talking to Russia & the country he didn’t register for.
tRump was told
He didn’t care
He knew
Complicit
As was/is GOP
Its why Mitch wouldn’t sign bipartisan statement with Obama about the election

Forking Traitors indeed

[tulipsandroses]

10. Obama, Hillary, Crazy Leftist, Sleepy Joe, Antifa, Socialists, Chinese Flu, one of these has to work

Gee, he only needed the wall last time.

[C_U_L8R]

11. Predictably, Trump foreshadows his own guilt.

Treasonous bastard.

[dalton99a]

12. "No puppet, no puppet. You are the puppet"

[GETPLANING]

13. Projection is the first characteristic of conservatism.

Hypocrisy is the second.

[agingdem]

14. Yawn...

trump defines insanity..repeating the same shit over and over again and expecting a different outcome...he's "Donny One Tune"...no one cares...

[mobeau69]

15. I've got only one thing left on my bucket list;

to celebrate that fucker’s death.

[PSPS]

17. On CBN which is Pat Robertson's "Christian Broadcasting Network"

That's all anyone needs to know.

[samsingh]

18. remember, Trump is usually guilty of what he accuses others of

[dixiechiken1]

19. Projection.

Colluding with a foreign government - an adversary - to subvert a U.S. election is treason.

[dem4evah]

20. Yaaaaaaaawn....

bat shit crazy orange Ahole spews forth another lie. Just over 4 months until this disgrace gets his fat ass kicked to the curb.

[pansypoo53219]

22. i guess the moron admits his treason.

[flibbitygiblets]

24. Looks like someone's crowd size envy be acting up again

[marieo1]

26. DJT's Deficiencies

What better way for DJT to get the focus off his own deficiencies than to go after our real President Barack Obama. DJT knows there is absolutely no way he can ever measure up to President Obama so he continues to tear him down. All it does is make DJT look as stupid as he really is!!!

[Lock him up.]

27. That's enough! President Obama should send him a STFU legal warning.

From his lawyers.

Like a "put up (show the lawful evidence) or shut up" letter.

Someone MUST stand up!

Lock him up.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

31. Send him a copy of the Constitution with the definition of treason circled.

Then have someone read it to him and explain the big words.

I'm sure Gold Star father Khizr Khan will happily repeat the statement he made at the 2016 Democratic Convention: "Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy."

[blakstoneranger]

28. ANOTHER FLIP THE SCRIPT ACCUSATION---TRUMP WAS COMMITTING TREASON NOT OBAMA!!

Which is why he was being investigated, he was committing voter fraud with the help of a foreign government. Thus, the Mueller report and his impeachment--he's a crook and everybody knows it. But he tries to use that flip-it, misdirection technique to keep people from looking--NOT GOING TO WORK THIS TIME.

[Nitram]

29. Lashing out blindly, the wounded ogre flails helplessly at those around him.

[rickyhall]

30. Like a fish in a boat flopping around trying anything to escape.