The fact that the Obama administration was investigating the Trump campaign's links to Russia was reported in numerous sources, both British and American, beginning November 7. Early reports treated alleged surveillance as evidence of just how serious the Trump-Russia link was being taken. After Trump himself complained of surveillance on March 4, the media condemned his claims as a conspiracy theory, reversing its earlier position.
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{{See also|Obamagate|Obamagate timeline}}
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[[File:Donald Trump Speaking in Fountain Hills.jpg|thumb|200px|Trump in March 2016, prior to being elected U.S. President.]]
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The fact that the Obama administration was investigating the [[Donald Trump]] campaign's links to [[Russia]] was reported in numerous sources, both [[United Kingdom|British]] and American, beginning November 7. Early reports treated alleged surveillance as evidence of just how serious the Trump-Russia link was being taken. After Trump himself complained of surveillance on March 4, the media condemned his claims as a conspiracy theory, reversing its earlier position.