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Exactly How Many Presidential Candidates Did President Obama Spy On?
Because of its implications, this is an uncomfortable question; let me first briefly outline the framework against which the question is asked.
The following are facts that do not appear to be in dispute by anyone who isn’t a card-carrying member of Team Obama:
- President Obama weaponized for political purposes the intelligence and law enforcement apparatus of the federal government, including the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Central Intelligence Agency.
- President Obama spied on Congress.
- President Obama spied on journalists.
The following assertions are open for debate but are backed by significant evidence and quickly moving to the indisputable fact column: