Claim(permalink)
Former U.S. President Barack Obama ordered counterintelligence agents to illegally "spy" on Donald Trump's campaign for president in 2016.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2020-09-29
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2020-09-29
Entities
MarsSecret MissionCounterintelligenceHillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaignUnited States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence2016 United States electionsThe Trump OrganizationRod RosensteinCollege of CardinalsUnited States Deputy Attorney GeneralCarter PageProtestPaul ManafortCircleTelephone tappingRussian interference in the 2016 United States electionsNational Security AgencyMichael FlynnHannityReutersRobert MuellerTrump TowerJames ComeyEspionageDonald Trump 2016 presidential campaignTerrorism2016 United States presidential electionPresidency of Donald TrumpCentral Intelligence AgencyPresidency of Barack Obama2020 United States presidential electionOhioCourtFox NewsUnited States SenateFederal Bureau of InvestigationRussiaNew York CityCNNHillary ClintonJoe BidenPresident of the United StatesFederal RecordsChristopher SteeleMichael E. HorowitzForeign Intelligence Surveillance ActCrossfire HurricaneUnited States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector GeneralCovert operationThe Government InspectorRepublican Party of ArmeniaUnited States Intelligence CommunityGovernment of Russia