Ok, it’s the tortured use of the english language....look closely....words mean different things for liars...
“...reject President Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Mr. Trump’s phones...”
Ugh, I can’t believe how many Freepers fly off the handle without thinking “fake news” or “fake source”. Ugh...
Is it possible that Comey is a back stabber? Maybe, but I know for DAMN sure that the NYT is liars and back stabbers.
Obama ordered ..... or maybe he knew about it. Maybe Valerie pushed for it. I don’t believe the court just decided to do it on their own.
I think Comey’s statement could be read in more than one way.
Comey is trying to clear the FBI of any allegations of wrongdoing. That doesn’t mean that wrong doing didn’t occur elsewhere.
“Ok, it’s the tortured use of the english language....look closely....words mean different things for liars...
“...reject President Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Mr. Trump’s phones...”
^^^^^
Yes it is tortured use of the English language! President Trump didn’t use the word ‘ordered’ in his Tweets. It was the response by Obama’s spokesman that used that word:
“A cardinal rule of the Obama administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice,” said Kevin Lewis in a statement released hours after President Trump tweeted allegations claiming Obama **ordered** a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap phones in Trump Tower prior to the 2016 presidential election.
“As part of that practice,” continued Lewis, “neither President Obama nor any White House official ever **ordered** surveillance on any U.S. citizen.”
“Any suggestion otherwise is simply false.
^^^^^
Judge Jeanine Pirro and J. Christian Adams, former DOJ Official, discuss the use of the word ‘ordered’ in Obama’s statement at the 16:50 mark in this video:
Judge Jeanine Pirro- Obama Admin. wiretapping Trump Tower 3/4/2017 FOX NEWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag1dnxFtM0w&t=1053s
You will also want to watch the whole segment by Judge Jeanine Pirro.
Interesting!