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Trump accuses Obama of tapping his phone

Former US President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump during the Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. Trump in a series of tweets has renewed his attacks on Obama. [Photo: AFP]

US President Donald Trump Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, but offered no evidence to support the allegation.

“How low has President Obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” Trump said in a series of Tweets on his Twitter account early Saturday.

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