President Donald Trump on Monday accused former President Barack Obama of “treason”, without evidence, during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Trump levied the “treason” charges against his predecessor for the first time, in an attempt to recast an investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Of course, there is no evidence that the Obama White House was involved in an FBI investigation into Trump aides’ ties to Russia during the 2016 campaign, which later grew into special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry.
“Treason. It’s treason,” Trump told CBN’s David Brody. “Look, when I came out a long time ago, I said they’ve been spying on my campaign, I said they’ve been taping…”
“Turns out I was right,” the president continued. “Let’s see what happens to them now.”
Watch:
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump on what crime President Obama would have been potentially committing regarding the previous administration spying on his campaign: "Treason. It’s treason." Watch the explosive clip from my White House interview with @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/IFui3fNigS
— David Brody (@DavidBrodyCBN) June 22, 2020
Obama has largely avoided public bickering with Trump. Shortly after the president shared a series of “Obamagate” missives on Twitter, Obama offered a simple, yet powerful reply: “Vote.”
