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[[Bill Kristol]], the prominent Republican analyst who founded ''The Weekly Standard'', wrote on Twitter, ''"Obviously strongly prefer normal democratic and constitutional politics. But if it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the Trump state."''<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/bill-kristol-backs-deep-state-president-trump-republican-government/  Bill Kristol Backs ‘Deep State’ over President Trump, Republican Government]</ref>

[[Bill Kristol]], the prominent Republican analyst who founded ''The Weekly Standard'', wrote on Twitter, ''"Obviously strongly prefer normal democratic and constitutional politics. But if it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the Trump state."''<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/bill-kristol-backs-deep-state-president-trump-republican-government/  Bill Kristol Backs ‘Deep State’ over President Trump, Republican Government]</ref>

===Wiretapping===

===FISA abuse===

{{See also|Obamagate|Obamagate timeline}}

{{See also|Obamagate|Obamagate timeline}}

In early March 2017, President Trump announced the Obama had wiretapped his office in Trump Tower during the campaign. The leftist mainstream media accused him of having no evidence for that claim,<ref>Shear, Michael D.; Schmidt, Michael S (March 4, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/politics/trump-obama-tap-phones.html?_r=0 Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref> even though they contradicted themselves through earlier reports and showed themselves to be hypocrites.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (March 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/05/deepstategate-obama-trump-surveillance-fisa-investigation-russia/ DeepStateGate: Democrats’ ‘Russian Hacking’ Conspiracy Theory Backfires]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Hayward, John (March 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/05/trump-ends-innuendo-game-dealing/ DeepStateGate: Trump Ends the Wiretapping Innuendo Game by Dealing Himself In]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved March 5, 2017.</ref> President Trump requested Congress to investigate this.<ref>Weber, Joseph (March 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/05/trump-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-possible-wire-tapping-his-campaign.html Trump calls for congressional probe into possible wiretapping of his campaign]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref>

In early March 2017, President Trump announced the Obama had wiretapped his office in Trump Tower during the campaign. The leftist mainstream media accused him of having no evidence for that claim,<ref>Shear, Michael D.; Schmidt, Michael S (March 4, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/politics/trump-obama-tap-phones.html?_r=0 Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref> even though they contradicted themselves through earlier reports and showed themselves to be hypocrites.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (March 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/05/deepstategate-obama-trump-surveillance-fisa-investigation-russia/ DeepStateGate: Democrats’ ‘Russian Hacking’ Conspiracy Theory Backfires]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Hayward, John (March 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/05/trump-ends-innuendo-game-dealing/ DeepStateGate: Trump Ends the Wiretapping Innuendo Game by Dealing Himself In]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved March 5, 2017.</ref> President Trump requested Congress to investigate this.<ref>Weber, Joseph (March 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/05/trump-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-possible-wire-tapping-his-campaign.html Trump calls for congressional probe into possible wiretapping of his campaign]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref>