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February 28, 2017

Trump Accuses Obama of Being Behind White House Leaks & Protests
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President Trump has accused his predecessor, President Obama, of being
"behind" a series of leaks coming out of the White House. During
Monday's taped interview on "Fox & Friends," Trump also accused Obama of
being behind the mass protests at Republican town halls last week.

President Donald Trump: "I think that he is behind it. I also think it's
politics. That's the way it is. And look, I have a very different
agenda-"

Brian Kilmeade: "But Bush was never-but Bush wasn't going after Clinton,
and Clinton wasn't going after Bush."

President Donald Trump: "Well, you never know what's exactly happening
behind the scenes. You know, you're probably right, or possibly right,
but you never know. No, I think that President Obama is behind it,
because his people are certainly behind it. And some of the leaks
possibly come from that group. You know, some of the leaks, which are
really very serious leaks, because they're very bad in terms of national
security. But I also understand that's politics. And in terms of him
being behind things, that's politics. And it will probably continue."

That's President Trump, accusing former President Obama of being behind
the leaks coming out of the White House. Yet White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer seems to believe his own staff are behind the leaks-and he
recently forced them to submit to a random phone check, according to
Politico.


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