So, what to make of Trump’s claims about phone taps etc etc - first impression, in a fit of rage arising from clear attempts by Obama operatives to undermine his presidency Trump flew off the handle and made assertions based on weak evidence. What he’s claiming is definitely credible as far as suppositions go - but as for facts? He’s on dubious ground and may have just given the Democrats all they need to render his presidency null and void. Yes, the Obama administration was looking into Trump associates re questionable Russia related behavior - yes, they had gone to FISA for reasons which look a bit iffy - maybe a lot iffy - but ultimately with motivations that are not at all clear, and against whom precisely no one knows. To me the key ingredient is the timing - if you were convinced you were going to win the election, which the Democrats certainly were, why just before the vote go after Trump in the way he is suggesting? It makes no sense. What makes sense is they were looking for info they could use to discredit Trump and by extension the GOP after Hillary won and Trump started raising a ruckus about a fixed election etc etc. This scenario does not rule out that indeed the Obama admin used the FISA courts in an illegitimate and scandalous way - which is the claim I think Trump is making - who the fuck knows with this guy - but right now there’s little proof to suggest this claim is true - which means what can be proven to be true may undo or make the Trump presidency. In short, my sense is this does not look good for Trump - but potentially could redound to his benefit in a huge way.
