That statement followed a similar denial by an unnamed former senior official in the Obama administration. Posted on 03/04/2017 3:17:08 PM PST by mandaladon
A spokesman for former President Obama issued a statement denying the former president or his White House ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the election.
The statement came from the former president’s current spokesman Kevin Lewis on Saturday afternoon, after President Donald Trump made the accusation in a tweetstorm that shifted the focus of the news day.
That statement followed a similar denial by an unnamed former senior official in the Obama administration.
Former aide to President Obama, Valerie Jarrett emphatically tweeted that Lewis’ statement was “enough said” but was it?
There are still questions such as, why didn’t the 44th president issue the statement himself but rather opted to have it done through a spokesman who signed his name to it?
And, was it actually a denial?
Jon Favreau, a speechwriter who worked for former President Obama during his administration, warned the media, and fellow liberals, not to paint the statement as a denial that Trump Tower was wiretapped.
I'd be careful about reporting that Obama said there was no wiretapping. Statement just said that neither he nor the WH ordered it.
He is correct. Nowhere in the “denial” is any denial that the wiretap occurred or that the Obama administration knew of it.
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Democrat presidents have certainly taught us how to parse statements, haven’t they.
,,,,,,,,,loading up on popcorn .
Watergate 2.0
Note the word ordered in the non denial denial. All he had to do was to suggest it, and it would have been done.
Doesn’t it all depend on what the meaning of is is?
I’m hoping someone will post that GIF of some kind of antelope type animal (don’t know the name, looks like it’s from the Sergengetti) eating popcorn.
If this guy was laughing when he said it = GUILTY
Didn’t Obama tap Angela Merkel’s cell phone? Didn’t Obama tap FOX reporter James Rosen’ phone and e-mails.
Remember Obama’s denial of the Rev Wright scandal? Same ol’ same ol’.
Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest???
Doesn’t the Trump administration have the records? Or can get them?
Obama couldn’t “order” it of course. But he could “cause” it to be ordered.
I’ll take butter AND cheese on mine, please.
Just some guy in the neighborhood...
The question is” Did Obama REQUEST it?”
Hey Barack, like your wiretap? You can keep your wiretap. Choke on it.
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