By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no details.
For years before his election Trump fueled his jump from reality TV star to political figure by championing the false claim that Obama, the first black U.S. president, had not been born in the United States.
Trump launched his storm of tweets after the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, sought to drop a criminal case that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought against Michael Flynn, Trump’s first White House national security adviser.
Many former law enforcement officials have said the FBI acted properly in questioning Flynn and that Barr is protecting Trump’s friends and associates.
Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence appointed by Trump, on Tuesday declassified a list of Obama administration officials who sought to unmask Trump associates including Flynn and gave the list to the Justice Department.
