Trump Accuses Obama Of ‘Biggest Political Crime’ — But Can’t Say What That Was

While the United States is still struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, President Donald Trump and his right-wing media allies have been distracting themselves by whipping up hazy and dubious allegations about the origins of the Russia investigation. They’ve targeted members of the Obama administration and former President Barack Obama himself with strained accusations.

In a weekend Twitter rant, Trump himself declared the previous administration carried out the “biggest political crime in American history, by far!” But he was extremely vague about what he meant. (Trump has previously alleged that treason was carried out against him, but there’s no sign he actually knows what that would entail.)

So when he appeared in the White House Rose Garden on Monday to address reporters, Washington Post reporter Phil Rucker asked him directly what he’s been talking about. Continue reading.