Not only had Obama made previous statements about how he did not believe in “spying” on the American people. It is likely he initiated it. The mounting evidence of incidental spying on American citizens did occur
Crimes of Watergate Weak Compared to Democrat Surveillance
The past two weeks of news has recently been overshadowed by the showdown in Washington over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to become the next justice of the Supreme Court as that battle is supreme. It represents one of the most bitter pills that the Democrats would have to swallow if the Republicans have the will to ram through his appointment. But, while in power, the Democrats did not hesitate to ram many things down the throats of the American people. Yet, it is questionable whether GOP leadership will have the courage to follow the same path. This is why the hot news of last two weeks is important now.
In the past couple of weeks the main focus of attention had been Rep. Devin Nunes (CA), Republican chairman of the House committee investigating allegations of Putin’s Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. Nunes had earned the collective wrath of Democrats and their media minions, and they attacked him in unison - demanding he step down as chairman of the committee. Especially, Senator Chuck Schumer (NY), who made a public display of insisting Nunes step down as the chair of the Intelligence Committee. This is about as ironic as a criminal demanding a detective cease investigating crimes.
