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Trump Makes Outrageous Allegation Of Wiretapping Against Obama; Calls For Investigation
Former President Obama Chosen For JFK Courage Award
Former Director of Na- tional Intelligence James Clapper forcefully rejected allegations being made by President Trump that for- mer President Barack Obama had his successor's phones wiretapped.
"There was no such wiretap activity mounted against the President-elect at the time, as a candidate, or against his campaign," Clapper said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"I can deny it," Clapper said after being asked repeat- edly whether he could con- firm or deny Trump's accusation.
Clapper's comments fol- lowed a statement from the White House Sunday morn- ing that it wanted Congress to investigate "reports" that Obama ordered a wiretap- ping of Trump's phones.
That announcement came a day after Trump dropped the explosive allegations via Twitter without providing any information backing up his claims. The tweet read:
"How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sa- cred election process," the
Former Dir. of National Intel- ligence James Clapper says alle- gations are false.
president tweeted. "This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!"
Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis called Trump's claim "simply false" and said Obama never ordered sur- veillance on any American citizen. And numerous mem- bers of Congress from both parties have blasted Trump for making such outrageous claims without evidence.
According to CNN, Democ- rats sharply criticized Presi- dent Donald Trump's calls on lawmakers Sunday to investigate his baseless claim that former President
Barack Obama tapped his phone.
Republicans, meanwhile, urged Trump to let the House and Senate intelli- gence committees do their jobs.
Both parties made clear that Trump's allegation -- which the White House has not offered any evidence to support, and which Obama administration officials em- phatically deny -- won't be dropped anytime soon, as even GOP lawmakers who have backed Trump said they'd investigate.
FBI Asks Justice Dept. To Reject Claim
FBI Director James Comey reportedly asked the Justice Department over the weekend to publicly reject President Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower before the elec- tion.
Senior American officials told The New York Times on Sunday that Comey has said the president's wiretapping allegations are not true and asked the Justice Depart- ment on Saturday to publicly correct the record.
Former President Barack Obama was named the 2017 winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Thursday for carry- ing on his fellow Democrat’s legacy.
“President Kennedy called on a new generation of Amer- icans to give their talents to the service of the country,” Kennedy’s daughter, Caro- line Kennedy, said in a statement. “With exceptional dignity and courage, Presi- dent Obama has carried that torch into our own time, providing young people of all backgrounds with an example they can emulate in their own lives.”
Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present Obama with the
President Obama was named 2017 winner of award.
award May 7 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
“Humbled to be recognized by a family with a legacy of service,” Obama said in his official Twitter account.
Ben Carson Confirmed As HUD Secretary
Former President Obama’s Public Appearances Met With Applause And Cheers
44th President Obama was met with applause and cheers when he visited the National Gallery Of Art Sunday. The same thing has been happening wherever he goes.
Retired neurosurgeon and former Republican presiden- tial candidate Ben Carson was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to lead the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), The New York Times reports.
The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm Carson, who has no experience working in urban housing, planning, or devel- opment. He will now oversee a government agency with a $47 billion budget that is di- rectly linked 4.5 million households.
Critics worry that Carson’s “pull yourselves up by the bootstrap,” mentality and his
Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed on Thursday.
messaging promoting less government interference, could have a crippling effect
on an agency tasked with cre- ating access to affordable housing for people of color.
Former President Barack Obama reportedly visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington on Sunday.
A crowd could be seen watch- ing as the former president left the Smithsonian property, ac- cording to a reporter from NBC News.
There was also a round of ap- plause and cheers for the for- mer president, according to Twitter.
Last month, the former pres- ident and his daughter Malia were spotted at Arthur
Miller's "The Price," a play starring Danny DeVito, Mark Ruffalo, John Tur- turro, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht at the Ameri- can Airlines Theatre in New York.
His visit to the theater went relatively unnoticed, with a small crowd cheering on the former president as he left the theater.
Obama was spotted in New York earlier that day, where he attracted a large crowd.
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