The former British lawmaker at the heart of the Trump wiretap allegations (Louise Mensch)

WaPo ^ | Karla Adam

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A former British legislator is at the heart of the Trump administration’s explosive allegation that President Barack Obama was spying on him during the 2016 campaign.

But who exactly is Louise Mensch?

For starters, the politician-turned-journalist is the writer behind an article published on the eve of the election titled: “EXCLUSIVE: FBI ‘Granted FISA Warrant’ Covering Trump Camp’s Ties To Russia.”

The article, published on the right-leaning, libertarian website Heat Street, did not create much of a stir at the time. But it has come under the spotlight after Trump, in a tweetstorm over the weekend, accused Obama of wiretapping his offices during the 2016 campaign. Trump compared the alleged bugging to the Watergate scandal, but he has not offered any evidence to back up his claims.

The White House cited reports “from BBC, Heat Street, New York Times, Fox News, among others” to justify the claims. Former Obama administration officials and aides have denied the accusation.

After combing through these news reports, The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler concluded that the piece by Mensch in Heat Street was “the most important” of the lot.

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WaPo chasing it’s tail.

[McCarthysGhost]

I’d like to see a reputable poll Did Obama spy on trump during the campaign?

[KC_Lion]

Louise Mensch was a Republican For Hillary back during the campaign.

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/12/revealed-conservative-blogger-louis-mensch-working-hillary-campaign/

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Why the Washington Post Has No Credibility

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She is quite a Trump hater as I recall. Now she is busy trying to say that her Nov. 7 article does not support Trump’s claims. Like so many others, she is parsing words... ofc her article does not lay out every detail of what happened. That does not mean that she did not write (on behalf of anonymous “sources” said to be in the intel agencies) that the Obama admin. had a FISA warrant to conduct surveillance on elements of the Trump campaign.

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As I understand it, she now works for Rupert Murdoch. He owns Heat St.

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from BBC, Heat Street, New York Times, Fox News, among others

But Glen Klesser has stated the one from Heat Street (allowing them to say it's a right wing conspiracy) is the "most important one."

These people are a joke.

The ones that have been passed around on Free Republic and Reddit are from the NY Times.