The Justice Department says it has found no evidence that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
In March, Donald Trump tweeted that President Obama had tapped his phones in Trump Tower before the election, prompting an investigation into the claims. Because that would be crazy, right? Well, after a (taxpayer-funded!) Department of Justice investigation, the DOF confirmed that there’s no evidence that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. “Both FBI and NSD [National Security Division] confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by the March 4, 2017 tweets,” the department’s motion reads. NSD refers to the department’s national security division. The tweets it’s referring to came from Trump’s account when he alleged:
"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! How low has President Obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process," Trump also tweeted. "This is Nixon/Watergate."