Washington: During a press briefing on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that "Obamagate" is going on for a long time before he even got elected.
A Washington Post reporter had challenged Trump about his accusation over the weekend that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama "committed the greatest crime in American political history".
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Trump declined to describe the crime, although he called it "Obamagate".
The term 'Obamagate' came into prominence after allegations flooded news and social media that Barack Obama during his presidency had given $150 billion to Iran, parts of which were supposedly used or earmarked for anti-American activities.
"It's been going on for a long time. It's been going on from before I even got elected. And it's a disgrace that it happened. And if you look at what's gone on and if you look at now all of this information that's being released, and from what I understand, that's only the beginning," Trump said.
"Some terrible things happened and it should never be allowed to happen in our country again. And you'll be seeing what's going on over the next, over the coming weeks. And I wish you'd write honestly about it, but unfortunately, you choose not to do so," he added.
"You know what the crime is," the President said. The crime is very obvious to everybody. All you have to do is read the newspapers, except yours," he said.
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Earlier, Trump had tweeted, "Obamagate makes Watergate look small-time!"
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OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
He also said that Obama and former vice-president Joe Biden led the charge adding "the most corrupt administration in US history!"
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Because it was OBAMAGATE, and he and Sleepy Joe led the charge. The most corrupt administration in U.S. history! https://t.co/PTzFvvITh3
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Because it was OBAMAGATE, and he and Sleepy Joe led the charge. The most corrupt administration in U.S. history! https://t.co/PTzFvvITh3
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020Because it was OBAMAGATE, and he and Sleepy Joe led the charge. The most corrupt administration in U.S. history! https://t.co/PTzFvvITh3
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
AP
