Former official denies Trump's phones were tapped

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Last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he was going to let President Trump's tweets alleging wiretapping by former president Barack Obama speak for themselves. This week, Spicer is not merely speaking for the tweets; he is rewriting their meaning.

“If you look at the president's tweet, he said very clearly, quote, 'wire tapping' — in quotes,” Spicer said during Monday's news briefing, making air quotes with his fingers to emphasize his point. “There's been substantial discussion in several reports. … There's been reports in the New York Times and the BBC and other outlets about other aspects of surveillance that have occurred. The president was very clear in his tweet that it was, you know, 'wire tapping' — that spans a whole host of surveillance types of options.”

Ah, the old air-quotes defense. According to Spicer's new argument, Trump didn't necessarily mean wiretapping when he said “wire tapping” — and reporters should know this because he put the phrase in quotation marks. By “wire tapping,” Trump could have been referring to any one among “a whole host of surveillance types.” Obviously.

This is quite a remarkable standard Spicer is trying to set for his boss. None of the “several reports” Spicer referenced actually claim that Trump or his aides were wiretapped, despite claims to the contrary. Fox News Channel's Steve Doocy said on the air Monday morning that “there's no doubt about the fact that at least Michael Flynn was wiretapped,” and counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said on CNN a short time later that “we know that General Flynn was wiretapped.”

Wrong. The Washington Post reported last month that pre-inauguration phone calls between Flynn, who resigned as national security adviser, and Russia's ambassador to the United States were intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies because the ambassador was wiretapped. That's a key distinction that the president's aides and media boosters seem determined to obscure.

If Trump has evidence that Flynn or anyone else on his team was bugged, he has not produced it, and news reports do not support his charge against Obama.

But Spicer contended in the briefing room that Trump is nevertheless right by an incredibly loose definition of “wire tapping” that includes a wide range of investigatory tactics.

The unavoidable conclusion is this: Spicer knows that no evidence of actual wiretapping is coming, so his best shot to vindicate Trump is to claim that “wire tapping” could mean something else.

Analysis | Sean Spicer just explained why ‘wire tapping’ is different from wiretapping

kui ukuje mtaa huu.

Duh!, spinning at its best.

So I guess they decided the best way to save Prez from this unsubstantiated allegations is to spin this in their favour.
Ama kweli, working for 45 is a job and a half. 🙂

 

[BAK]

Spinning is their dear friend and they'll try to use her as much as possible in order to get away with their stupid lies.

Duh!, spinning at its best.

So I guess they decided the best way to save Prez from this unsubstantiated allegations is to spin this in their favour.
Ama kweli, working for 45 is a job and half. 🙂

 

[kui]

McCain calls on Trump to clarify wiretapping claim - CNNPolitics.com

Washington (CNN)

Sen. John McCain said Sunday that President Donald Trump should either retract or substantiate his claim that President Barack Obama wire-tapped him in the final weeks of the presidential campaign and added he expects more to come on Russia's meddling in the US election.

McCain said on CNN's "State of the Union" that he had "no reason to believe" Trump's allegation, which the President has not supported with any evidence and which a White House official said was prompted by a Breitbart article.
"I have no reason to believe that the charge is true, but I also believe that the President of the United States could clear this up in a minute," McCain told anchor Jake Tapper. "All he has to do is pick up the phone, call the director of the CIA, director of national intelligence and say, 'OK, what happened?'"


The Arizona senator's comments marked the latest high-profile call for the President to explain a series of tweets he sent on March 4 in which he claimed, without evidence, that Obama had the "wires tapped" at Trump Tower. Since Trump leveled the stunning accusations, several current and former national security officials denied the accusation, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, as did Obama himself through his spokesman. Sources have told CNN that FBI Director James Comey also pushed back against Trump's claim.
Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, law enforcement agencies must obtain a warrant from a secret court to undertake such monitoring. But communications of Americans may be swept up in the monitoring of foreigners, as was reportedly the case with ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, whose leaked contacts with Russian diplomat Sergey Kislyak led to his ouster.

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Reports that Trump's associates contacted Russians known to US intelligence during the campaign have dogged Trump for months, raising questions about whether those contacts had anything to do with Russia's meddling in the US election. The US intelligence community has concluded that Moscow launched an aggressive hacking campaign to undermine the candidacy of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

MCCain nae kashikilia hili.
Halafu swahiba wake Lindsey G. nae akasema "I'll get to the bottom of this"
Knowing that there isn't, and might not be evidence for this. Hawa wawili kama hawana hidden agenda, na wasivyopatana nae..
Halafu walimpa mpaka leo awe amewapa ushahidi.

Au ndio huo ushahidi ulotolewa na Spicer leo, wa 'wire tapping' VS wiretapping..?!
Ama kweli ulisema hii ni movie.

 

[kui]

Spinning is their dear friend and they'll try to use her as much as possible in order to get away with their stupid lies.

This will probably be the game, for the next 4 yrs.

 

[ego jaji]

Waliweka mtaji wao wote kwa h. Clinton wakabunda Sasa wanatapatapa. Trump tayari ni Rais a new shariff in town watch out wataishia kwenye treason.

 

[BAK]

Without any doubt and it is very shocking to see this kind of behaviour in WH.

This will probably be the game, for the next 4 yrs.

 

[kui]

Without any doubt and it is very shocking to see this kind of behaviour in WH.

..walistaajabia ya Bush W. Asee 45 ni kiboko.

 

[ego jaji]

Trump anavuta pumzi huku ametega ambush waingie wengi kwenye mtego (shadow government na fake news) angalia wanavyotunisha mishipa kulizimisha hoja zao (wapinzani)ziwe kweli Bila ushahidi. Wamemshindwa tangu kampaini hadi kuapishwa Kisha wanajisahau kwamba tayari ni Rais, source zote za Intel anazo yeye trump kazi kwao.

 

[BAK]

Sikutegemea kuja kumuona Bush ni bora, lakini alikuwa ana ahueni kuliko huyu!

..walistaajabia ya Bush W. Asee 45 ni kiboko.

 

[kui]

Sikutegemea kuja kumuona Bush ni bora, lakini alikuwa ana ahueni kuliko huyu!

Sana tu.

 

[kui]

BAK mwenzio akinyolewa lowanisha kichwa. Jamaa anawarudia sasa.

Mike Pence responds to 'absurd' accusations from Julian Assange of a White House 'takeover' plot

.."Assange continued: "Two [intelligence] officials close to Pence stated privately this month that they are planning on a Pence takeover. Did not state if Pence agrees."
Pence told the conservative radio host Laura Ingraham that Assange's allegations were "absurd" and "frankly offensive."

"It is the greatest honor of my life to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with the 45th president of the United States," Pence said. "To see his leadership every day,"...

 

[BAK]

Hahahahahaha lol! Thanks for sharing Kui. Hii nilikuwa sijaiona hii. Nadhani Republicans wengi wataunga mkono hii take over maana jamaa kishashindwa na sioni dalili ya yeye kubadili tabia zake. Unaweza kabisa ukawa na biashara za mabilioni all over the World lakini ukipewa uiongoze nchi ukachemsha vibaya sana.

BAK mwenzio akinyolewa lowanisha kichwa. Jamaa anawarudia sasa.

Mike Pence responds to 'absurd' accusations from Julian Assange of a White House 'takeover' plot

.."Assange continued: "Two [intelligence] officials close to Pence stated privately this month that they are planning on a Pence takeover. Did not state if Pence agrees."
Pence told the conservative radio host Laura Ingraham that Assange's allegations were "absurd" and "frankly offensive."

"It is the greatest honor of my life to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with the 45th president of the United States," Pence said. "To see his leadership every day,"...

 

[kui]

Hahahahahaha lol! Thanks for sharing Kui. Hii nilikuwa sijaiona hii. Nadhani Republicans wengi wataunga mkono hii take over maana jamaa kishashindwa na sioni dalili ya yeye kubadili tabia zake. Unaweza kabisa ukawa na biashara za mabilioni all over the World lakini ukipewa uiongoze nchi ukachemsha vibaya sana.

Heheh, I know right!
Wasije anza kumwangalia jamaa kwa jicho la pili kutoka hii habari kama walikuwa hawajafanya, Ukizingatia anavyo enda na nchi.

Assange noma sana, hivi si alitishia hata kudondosha bomu la taxes za boss?

 

[BAK]

45th alifurahia sana kazi ya Assange dhidi ya Hillary . Sasa Assange kishaonja nyama ya mtu na ukionja nyama ya mtu basi inadaiwa utanogewa. Hillary hayupo tena sasa kamgeuzia kibao 45th. Hiyo ya taxes nimeiona mie nilidhani kishapata kila kitu badi kumwaga hadharani, kumbe alikuwa anamuomba yoyote yule mwenye tax returns za 45th awasiliane na Assange naye ataziweka hadharani. Sidhani kama 45th abafile tax returns zake mwenyewe, hivyo kama kuna accountant(s) wakitaka kumlipua 45th wanaweza kabisa kufanya hivyo na kumpatia Assange makabrasha yote yanayohusiana na tax filings za jamaa. Kuna hii mpya nimeiona saa hizi kwamba kesho Comey anaongea hadharani kuhusu sakata la mawasiliano kati ya watu waliokuwemo kwenye campaign ya 45th na Russia labda anaweza akagusia na hili kasheshe la wire tapping. Na kama ataruhusu maswali basi na kuweka kila kitu hadharani basi WH kunaweza kabisa kuwa hapatoshi hiyo kesho. CNN wanadai huyu Comey ameamua kuwa bold dhidi ya utawala huu na kasheshe husika.

Heheh, I know right!
Wasije anza kumwangalia jamaa kwa jicho la pili kutoka hii habari kama walikuwa hawajafanya, Ukizingatia anavyo enda na nchi.

Assange noma sana, hivi si alitishia hata kudondosha bomu la taxes za boss?

 

[kui]

45th alifurahia sana kazi ya Assange dhidi ya Hillary . Sasa Assange kishaonja nyama ya mtu na ukionja nyama ya mtu basi inadaiwa utanogewa. Hillary hayupo tena sasa kamgeuzia kibao 45th. Hiyo ya taxes nimeiona mie nilidhani kishapata kila kitu badi kumwaga hadharani, kumbe alikuwa anamuomba yoyote yule mwenye tax returns za 45th awasiliane na Assange naye ataziweka hadharani. Sidhani kama 45th abafile tax returns zake mwenyewe, hivyo kama kuna accountant(s) wakitaka kumlipua 45th wanaweza kabisa kufanya hivyo na kumpatia Assange makabrasha yote yanayohusiana na tax filings za jamaa. Kuna hii mpya nimeiona saa hizi kwamba kesho Comey anaongea hadharani kuhusu sakata la mawasiliano kati ya watu waliokuwemo kwenye campaign ya 45th na Russia labda anaweza akagusia na hili kasheshe la wire tapping. Na kama ataruhusu maswali basi na kuweka kila kitu hadharani basi WH kunaweza kabisa kuwa hapatoshi hiyo kesho. CNN wanadai huyu Comey ameamua kuwa bold dhidi ya utawala huu na kasheshe husika.

...the Hell!!!, go Coomey...lol!

Atakuwa ameboreka na boss wake ku tweet kuhusu wiretapping bila ushahidi wa kutosha. Kama ilivyosemwa, Comey aliona wamewekwa pabaya na hizo tweets, institutionally. Ndo maana hata akaomba DOJ waseme chochote kukanusha, nao sijui wakakausha kwa muda. No wonder he's coming out swinging.

 

[BAK]

Halafu unajua jamaa alimsemea hovyo sana wakati wa kampeni sasa si ajabu ameamua kufight back with a vengeance. Kama sikosei awamu yake inaisha nadhani 2019. Anajua kabisa 45th hawezi kumpa another extension. Maybe he made the decision to out with a big bang against his new boss. Ila sijui kama atamaliza awamu yake kabla ya 45th kumwambia, "You're fired"

...the Hell!!!, go Coomey...lol!

Atakuwa ameboreka na boss wake ku tweet kuhusu wiretapping bila ushahidi wa kutosha. Kama ilivyosemwa, Comey aliona wamewekwa pabaya na hizo tweets, institutionally. Ndo maana hata akaomba DOJ waseme chochote kukanusha, nao sijui wakakausha kwa muda. No wonder he's coming out swinging.

 

[kui]

45th alifurahia sana kazi ya Assange dhidi ya Hillary . Sasa Assange kishaonja nyama ya mtu na ukionja nyama ya mtu basi inadaiwa utanogewa. Hillary hayupo tena sasa kamgeuzia kibao 45th. Hiyo ya taxes nimeiona mie nilidhani kishapata kila kitu badi kumwaga hadharani, kumbe alikuwa anamuomba yoyote yule mwenye tax returns za 45th awasiliane na Assange naye ataziweka hadharani. Sidhani kama 45th abafile tax returns zake mwenyewe, hivyo kama kuna accountant(s) wakitaka kumlipua 45th wanaweza kabisa kufanya hivyo na kumpatia Assange makabrasha yote yanayohusiana na tax filings za jamaa. Kuna hii mpya nimeiona saa hizi kwamba kesho Comey anaongea hadharani kuhusu sakata la mawasiliano kati ya watu waliokuwemo kwenye campaign ya 45th na Russia labda anaweza akagusia na hili kasheshe la wire tapping. Na kama ataruhusu maswali basi na kuweka kila kitu hadharani basi WH kunaweza kabisa kuwa hapatoshi hiyo kesho. CNN wanadai huyu Comey ameamua kuwa bold dhidi ya utawala huu na kasheshe husika.

Umenikumbusha kile kipande cha taxes za mkulu kuna mtu aliwapelekea NYT, kumbe kaomba wampelekee. WH waombe asipate, akizipata tu anazimwaga kweupe. Teh!, halafu Trump alimfagilia wakati wa Campaign.

Lakini hii ya Comey ni shughuli, he must be so over with everything going on.

 

[BAK]

I think he is worried. Comey may reveal new info about 45th and his association with Russia during and after the elections campaign.

New info about his tax returns.

White House: Trump paid $38 million in income tax in 2005 - CNNPolitics.com

Umenikumbusha kile kipande cha taxes za mkulu kuna mtu aliwapelekea NYT, kumbe kaomba wampelekee. WH waombe asipate, akizipata tu anazimwaga kweupe. Teh!, halafu Trump alimfagilia wakati wa Campaign.

Lakini hii ya Comey ni shughuli, he must be so over with everything going on.

 

[kui]

Halafu unajua jamaa alimsemea hovyo sana wakati wa kampeni sasa si ajabu ameamua kufight back with a vengeance. Kama sikosei awamu yake inaisha nadhani 2019. Anajua kabisa 45th hawezi kumpa another extension. Maybe he made the decision to out with a big bang against his new boss. Ila sijui kama atamaliza awamu yake kabla ya 45th kumwambia, "You're fired"

Hahaa, his famous line. "You're Fired" 😀

Asee inawezekana this's a payback time. Halafu the way Comey treated Hillary with the email issue, the positive and the negative, kujichoresha na kuonekana kupendelea Repubs, halafu leo prez is acting up the way he does?
Acha tu aboreke. Asije toa mazito zaidi kabla hajaanza mbele.

 

[kui]

I think he is worried. Comey may reveal new info about 45th and his association with Russia during and after the elections campaign.

New info about his tax returns.
White House: Trump paid $38 million in income tax in 2005 - CNNPolitics.com

"You know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to push a story about two pages of tax returns from over a decade ago," the official said Tuesday"...

😵🙂

Yaani taxes za 2005 wanatoa leo?

Nikafikiri ni recent ones, wanajaribu kumuwahi Comey..