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OBAMAGATE: The Controversy by DORS(m): 9:58pm On May 10, 2020
The Obamagate controversy refers to several scandals during President Barack Obama tenure, notably the misuse of government agencies, media manipulation, illegal wiretaping, and domestic spying on American citizens to harass political opponents and critics. By the election year of 2016, Obama officials vastly expanded the use of the foreign intelligence gathering apparatus as a weapon against domestic political opponents. In 2013, there were 9,600 FISA search queries involving 195 Americans. But in 2016, there are 30,355 searches of 5,288 Americans.[1][2]

With the release of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz's first installment report, it became abundantly clear the Obama intelligence community attempted to whitewash crimes Hillary Clinton was accused of and to meddle in the outcome of America's democratic processes.

Some have drawn parallels between Obamagate and the Watergate scandal of the 1970s; the FISA courts were created as a post-Watergate reform. Had the Watergate burglars been granted outside contractor access to the FISA database, it would make a closer comparison. In Watergate, Nixon turned to outside contractors, the Plumbers unit, after the FBI refused Nixon's request to spy on political opponents; in Obamagate the FBI colluded with outside contractors, FusionGPS, to spy on Obama and DNC opponents. In Watergate, the CIA declined Nixon's request to help cover up the crime by deceiving FBI investigators; in Obamagate, the CIA director masterminded the crime in collusion with the FBI and Department of Justice.

Mark Levin originally brought it to public attention, spotlighting in his radio broadcast mainstream media reports which cited the Obama administration's use of government agencies to spy on its political opposition — namely Donald Trump, his aides, and then-U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, who was the Attorney General of the United States during the first half of Trump's elected four-year-term.[3]
https://www.conservapedia.com/Obamagate

Re: OBAMAGATE: The Controversy by udemzyudex(m): 7:26am On May 11, 2020
So Obama isn't a Saint after all.

All these Democrats sef,na wa ooo.

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Re: OBAMAGATE: The Controversy by wickedtuna: 2:43pm On May 11, 2020
udemzyudex:
So Obama isn't a Saint after all.

All these Democrats sef,na wa ooo.
bros Obama will go to jail
Re: OBAMAGATE: The Controversy by Nobody: 4:34pm On May 11, 2020
Wow...a bunch 9f deluded fools spouting what is false..dont you guys get tired of lying...you president and almighty savior has been caught red handed lying every day but still its Obama you are all going loko over

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