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US under Trump Series: Close Obama aide requested unmasking of Trump associated in Intel report

After weeks of political drama, it has now been confirmed that a close Obama associate, the former President’s National Security Advisor Susan Rice is the person behind the unmasking of Trump associates. On March 4th, Trump shook the United States by tweeting, “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. 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! A NEW LOW! How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!”

The above remarks in four tweets triggered a storm of liberal anger and media attacks on Donald Trump but as days passed by it became clear that if Obama is replaced by Obama administration in the above tweets, Trump is actually right.

House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes shared with reporters that several reports were given to him, which show that there was incidental surveillance on Trump transition team and names were illegally/inappropriately unmasked. Now, reports are coming out that it was Susan Rice, one of the closest of Obama aides who ordered the unmasking.

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