Redigerer Donald Trump (avsnitt)

===«Spygate» og «Obamagate»===
{{hoved|Spygate}}
[[File:'Peace through Strength' (32269981505).jpg|thumb|«Obamagate» tok utgangspunkt i [[Joe Biden]]s påståtte «unmasking» av Michael Flynn. Her Flynn sammen med [[Susan Rice]] avtroppende sikkerhetsrådgiver for Obama.]]
I mai 2018 fremsatte Trump påstander om at FBI benyttet en informant til å spionere på Trumps presidentkampanje i 2016, omtalt som «[[Spygate]]». Påstandene ble i desember 2019 tilbakevist av etterforskning utført av justisdepartementet og er oppsummert i den såkalte Horowitz-rapporten.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/23/trump-spygate-a-scandal-the-likes-of-which-this-country-may-never-have-seen-before.html|tittel=Trump: 'SPYGATE' a scandal 'the likes of which this country may never have seen before'|besøksdato=2020-05-15|dato=2018-05-23|språk=en|verk=CNBC|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523163519/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/23/trump-spygate-a-scandal-the-likes-of-which-this-country-may-never-have-seen-before.html|arkivdato=2018-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://politi.co/2KAUKhZ|tittel=Trump: If FBI 'implanted' officials in my campaign, it would be 'biggest political scandal' in history|besøksdato=2020-05-15|fornavn=Cristiano|etternavn=Lima|språk=en|verk=POLITICO}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download|tittel=A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election|besøksdato=19. mai 2020|forfattere=Michael E. Horowitz|dato=|forlag=Office of the Inspector General. DOJ OIG.|sitat=|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527035739/https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download|arkivdato=2019-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Granskingen fant ikke bevis for politisk slagside i FBIs kontraspionasjeoperasjon mot Trumps valgkamp, men påpekte flere svakheter i søknadene om overvåkningsfullmakter.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-watchdog-set-testify-report-scrutinized-fbis-russia/story?id=67652921|tittel=DOJ watchdog defends Russia investigation report against AG Barr's criticism|besøksdato=2020-05-19|forfattere=|dato=11. desember 2019|fornavn=|etternavn=|språk=en|verk=ABC News|forlag=|sitat="We did not find any documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper motivation influenced the FBI's decision to conduct these operations [involving confidential human sources]. Additionally, we found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place any CHSs (confidential human sources) within the Trump campaign, recruit members of the Trump campaign as CHSs, or task CHSs to report on the Trump campaign," he said.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423103404/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-watchdog-set-testify-report-scrutinized-fbis-russia/story?id=67652921|arkivdato=2020-04-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{kilde www|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/obamagate-donald-trump-tweets-senate-republicans-mcconnell-a9523216.html|tittel=How a pair of Donald Trump tweets created an 'Obamagate' domino effect in the Senate|besøksdato=2020-05-20|forfattere=|dato=2020-05-19|språk=en|verk=The Independent|forlag=|sitat=Make no mistake: Senate Republicans, including Mr Graham, had already been leaning hard into investigations into the president’s Obamagate theory, even before Mr Trump coined the term. That’s despite a report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz that found no evidence of political bias in the FBI’s conduct of its 2016 counterintelligence operation but did highlight several flaws in some applications for surveillance warrants.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520131201/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/obamagate-donald-trump-tweets-senate-republicans-mcconnell-a9523216.html|arkivdato=2020-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{kilde www|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/09/takeaways-horowitz-report-russia-investigation/|tittel=4 takeaways from the Horowitz report on the Russia investigation|besøksdato=|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429213510/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/09/takeaways-horowitz-report-russia-investigation/|arkivdato=2020-04-29|forfattere=|dato=2019-12-09|url-status=live|forfatter=Aaron Blake|språk=en-US|utgiver=Washington Post|sitat=...found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place any Confidential Human Sources within the Trump campaign, recruit members of the Trump campaign as CHSs, or task CHSs to report on the Trump campaign.}}</ref> Granskningen bekreftet at FBI benyttet både informanter («Confidential Human Sources») og hemmelige agenter («Undercover Employees») til å avlytte og gjøre opptak av personer i Trumps kampanjeorganisasjon.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download|tittel=A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election|besøksdato=2020-05-19|forfattere=Michael E. Horowitz|dato=|forlag=Office of the Inspector General. DOJ OIG.|sitat=|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527035739/https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download|arkivdato=2019-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/watchdog-report-rips-fbi-handling-of-russia-probe-078983|tittel=Watchdog report rips FBI handling of Russia probe|besøksdato=2020-06-11|fornavn=Josh|etternavn=Gerstein|språk=en|verk=POLITICO|dato=2019-12-09|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506213404/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/watchdog-report-rips-fbi-handling-of-russia-probe-078983|arkivdato=2020-05-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://time.com/5746639/inspector-general-finds-fbi-probe-into-trump-campaign-was-justified-but-not-perfect/|tittel=Inspector General Finds FBI Probe into Trump Campaign Was Justified, But Not Perfect|besøksdato=2020-06-11|språk=en|verk=Time|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211153322/https://time.com/5746639/inspector-general-finds-fbi-probe-into-trump-campaign-was-justified-but-not-perfect/|arkivdato=2019-12-11|url-status=live}}</ref> En av informantene jobbet i Trumps kampanjeorganisasjon.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/inspector-generals-report-russia-key-takeaways-079030|tittel=Inspector general’s report on Russia probe: Key takeaways|besøksdato=2020-06-11|språk=en|verk=POLITICO|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212145222/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/inspector-generals-report-russia-key-takeaways-079030|arkivdato=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.factcheck.org/2019/12/how-old-claims-compare-to-ig-report/|tittel=How Old Claims Compare to IG Report|besøksdato=2020-06-11|dato=2019-12-10|fornavn=Eugene|etternavn=Kiely|fornavn2=Lori|etternavn2=Robertson|fornavn3=Robert|etternavn3=Farley|språk=en-US|verk=FactCheck.org|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217193420/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/12/how-old-claims-compare-to-ig-report/|arkivdato=2019-12-17|url-status=live}}</ref> «Spygate» anses av flere medier som en [[konspirasjonsteori]].<ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/us/politics/trump-conspiracy-theories-spygate.html|avis=The New York Times|dato=2018-05-28|besøksdato=2020-05-24|issn=0362-4331|språk=en-US|fornavn=Julie Hirschfeld|etternavn=Davis|fornavn2=Maggie|etternavn2=Haberman|side=|sitat=As a candidate, Donald J. Trump claimed that the United States government had known in advance about the Sept. 11 attacks. He hinted that Antonin Scalia, a Supreme Court justice who died in his sleep two years ago, had been murdered. And for years, Mr. Trump pushed the notion that President Barack Obama had been born in Kenya rather than Honolulu, making him ineligible for the presidency.|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327100520/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/us/politics/trump-conspiracy-theories-spygate.html|arkivdato=2019-03-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-spygate-20180530-story.html|tittel=Republicans distance themselves from Trump’s ‘Spygate’ conspiracy theory|besøksdato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|dato=2018-05-30|språk=en-US|verk=Los Angeles Times|forlag=|sitat=While President Trump still touts the unfounded claim that the Obama administration improperly spied on his 2016 campaign, senior Republican lawmakers have steered clear of the conspiracy theory since they received classified briefings last week on the role of an FBI confidential informant in an investigation aimed at unmasking Russian interference in the election.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105163018/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-spygate-20180530-story.html|arkivdato=2020-01-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

På [[Twitter]] tok Trump 10. mai 2020 i bruk stikkordet «Obamagate».<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.nrk.no/urix/derfor-kommer-_obamagate_-na-1.15017964|tittel=Derfor kommer «Obamagate» nå|besøksdato=2020-05-16|forfattere=|dato=2020-05-16|fornavn=Veronica|etternavn=Westhrin|språk=nb-NO|verk=NRK|forlag=|sitat=I løpet av én dag, på den amerikanske morsdagen 10. mai, kom Trump med over 120 twittermeldinger, blant annet om «Obamagate», til sine 80 millioner følgere. Men hva mener han egentlig med det?|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517003447/https://www.nrk.no/urix/derfor-kommer-_obamagate_-na-1.15017964|arkivdato=2020-05-17|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{kilde www|url=https://www.axios.com/trump-attacks-obama-in-new-tweetstorm-570ead71-ad36-4118-a72f-c37bd1a7021b.html|tittel=Trump lashes out at Obama's criticisms of his presidency in new tweetstorm|besøksdato=2020-05-12|utgiver=Axios|språk=en|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516055640/https://www.axios.com/trump-attacks-obama-in-new-tweetstorm-570ead71-ad36-4118-a72f-c37bd1a7021b.html|arkivdato=2020-05-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/obamagate-birtherism-all-over-again/611692/|tittel=How to Understand ‘Obamagate’|besøksdato=2020-05-15|dato=2020-05-15|fornavn=David A.|etternavn=Graham|språk=en-US|verk=The Atlantic|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521104732/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/obamagate-birtherism-all-over-again/611692/|arkivdato=2020-05-21|url-status=live}}</ref> De påfølgende dagene sendte han ut flere twitter-meldinger om «Obamagate» blant annet «OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time!» (Obamagate får [[Watergate-skandalen|Watergate]] til å se ut som småtteri).<ref>{{Kilde www|url=http://trumptwitterarchive.com/archive|tittel=Trump Twitter Archive|besøksdato=2020-05-19|verk=trumptwitterarchive.com|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514220918/http://trumptwitterarchive.com/archive|arkivdato=2020-05-14|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump har fremholdt at det dreide seg om den største politiske forbrytelsen og skandalen i USAs historie («the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA»).<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-feud-obama-insists-ex-president-was-involved-in-crime|tittel=Trump escalates feud with Obama, insists ex-president was involved in ‘crime’|besøksdato=2020-05-15|forfattere=|dato=2020-05-11|fornavn=Morgan|etternavn=Phillips|språk=en-US|verk=Fox News|forlag=|sitat=President Trump on Monday escalated his feud with former President Obama, insisting during a news conference that his predecessor committed a “crime” but refusing to dive into details.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514224523/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-feud-obama-insists-ex-president-was-involved-in-crime|arkivdato=2020-05-14|url-status=live}}</ref> Med «Obamagate» sikter Trump til påstander eller teori om at avtroppende president Obama og hans stab satte en felle for og etterforsket [[Michael Flynn]] som ledd i en større plan for å felle eller undergrave påtroppende president Trump. Dette bygger på en antakelse om at etterforskningen av mulig russisk innblanding i valget i 2016 ble gjennomført av Obamas regjering for å undergrave påtroppende president Trump i overgangsperioden etter valget.<ref name="AllenETC" /><ref name="VoA" /><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=The misrule of law|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/05/14/the-misrule-of-law|avis=The Economist|besøksdato=2020-05-19|issn=0013-0613|etternavn=|fornavn=|dato=14. mai 2020|side=|sitat=Mr Trump is now pushing an “Obamagate” theory that Mr Obama and his vice-president, Joe Biden, orchestrated the Russia investigation to hobble him.|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519065401/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/05/14/the-misrule-of-law|arkivdato=2020-05-19|url-status=live}}</ref> «Obamagate» omtales som en [[konspirasjonsteori]] fordi det ikke finnes bevis for at Obama og FBI konspirerte mot Trump ifølge ''The Guardian'', ''CNN'', ''[[Forbes]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'' og andre.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour/watch/what-trump-calls-obamagate-is-really-a-bogus-conspiracy-theory-83490885792|tittel=What Trump calls 'Obamagate' is really a bogus conspiracy theory|besøksdato=2020-05-16|forfattere=|dato=15. mai 2020|språk=en|verk=MSNBC.com|forlag=|sitat=As criticism stacks up against his coronavirus response, Trump and his allies are now accusing Obama of unspecified 'crimes' in a blatant conspiracy theory the president, FOX News, and his allies are calling 'Obamagate.' Tim Miller joins to thoroughly debunk it.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515155251/https://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour/watch/what-trump-calls-obamagate-is-really-a-bogus-conspiracy-theory-83490885792|arkivdato=2020-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Forbes" /><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=Opinion {{!}} Obamagate Is a Fake Scandal. Rick Bright Described a Real One.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/opinion/virus-rick-bright-obamagate.html|avis=The New York Times|dato=2020-05-15|besøksdato=2020-05-15|issn=0362-4331|språk=en-US|fornavn=Michelle|etternavn=Goldberg|side=|sitat=“The darkest winter in modern history” may soon be upon us, while Trumpists are obsessed with a new conspiracy theory. Recently people on the right have started pushing a ludicrous pseudo-scandal they’re calling Obamagate. It holds that investigations by Barack Obama’s administration into Russia’s attack on the 2016 U.S. presidential election were a form of illicit sabotage of Donald Trump and his team. The story doesn’t really make sense, which is why, when asked about Obamagate, President Trump couldn’t describe it.|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515093203/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/opinion/virus-rick-bright-obamagate.html|arkivdato=2020-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=Peter Wolodarski: Trumps tro på konspirationer hotar oss all…|avis=Dagens Nyheter|url=|etternavn=|fornavn=|dato=17. mai 2020|side=4|sitat=Nej, USA:s president hemfaller åt det som tycks ligga honom naturligt till: konspirationstänkande. De senaste dagarna har han i olika kanaler ägnat sig åt att i upphetsad ton tala om "Obamagate", en bisarr anklagelseakt som går ut på att Barack Obama ska ha försökt störta honom med subversiva metoder. Trump presenterar inga som helst belägg för sina mycket grova och diffusa beskyllningar, utan nöjer sig med att pumpa ut frasen "Obamagate" gång på gång. Tanken är väl att smutsen till slut ska kleta fast.}}</ref> «Obamagate» antas å være et forsøk på å avlede oppmerksomheten fra sakene Trump selv blir kritisert for, særlig håndteringen av [[Koronaviruspandemien i 2019–2020|koronavirusepidemien]].<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/13/obamagate-was-worst-crime-ever-committed-here-is-what-it-was/|tittel=Opinion {{!}} Obamagate was the worst crime ever committed and here is what it was|besøksdato=2020-05-15|forfattere=|dato=14. mai 2020|etternavn=|fornavn2=|etternavn2=|fornavn3=|etternavn3=|fornavn4=|etternavn4=|språk=en|verk=Washington Post|forlag=|sitat=The rule of law is suffering from the people in charge of the government right now. Their pandemic response has not been all that could be hoped. It is a total disaster and an absolute fiasco, what is going on in the White House right now, or, as I guess we must refer to it, Obamagate. And everyone knew exactly what it was.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515005541/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/13/obamagate-was-worst-crime-ever-committed-here-is-what-it-was/|arkivdato=2020-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.vg.no/i/VbV8q4|tittel=Eksperter om «Obamagate»: – Dette er ren tåkelegging|besøksdato=2020-05-15|forfattere=|dato=15. mai 2020|språk=nb|verk=www.vg.no|forlag=|sitat=– Du kan kalle det en konspirasjonsteori, men det er mer en slags påkalling av alle anklager som noensinne har vært rettet mot Obama. Den appellerer både til de som er langt ute i tralala-land og tror Obama og Hillary Clinton kidnapper barn og holder dem fanget i militærleirer under jorden, og mer mainstream konservative som mener den forrige administrasjonen gjorde kritikkverdige ting knyttet til overvåkning og rettsprosedyre, sier forsker Asbjørn Dyredal til VG.}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/obama-tweet-vote-trump-obamagate-conspiracy-theory-twitter-a9515916.html|tittel=Obama tweets ‘vote’ in answer to Trump’s ‘Obamagate’ conspiracy theory|besøksdato=2020-05-15|forfattere=|dato=2020-05-15|språk=en|verk=The Independent|forlag=|sitat=Whilst the coronavirus crisis continues across the US, Mr Trump and senior Republicans have turned to pushing the “Obamagate” plot in an apparent attempt to pass blame for their mistakes.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519175356/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/obama-tweet-vote-trump-obamagate-conspiracy-theory-twitter-a9515916.html|arkivdato=2020-05-19|url-status=live}}</ref>''Forbes'' skriver at «Obamagate» er Trumps forsøk på å fremstille [[Joe Biden]], Trumps trolige motkandidat ved valget i november 2020, som korrupt.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/05/18/despite-obamagate-narrative-trump-trails-biden-in-voter-trust/|tittel=Despite Obamagate Narrative, Trump Trails Biden In Voter Trust|besøksdato=2020-05-20|forfattere=|dato=18. mai 2020|fornavn=Jack|etternavn=Brewster|språk=en|verk=Forbes|forlag=|sitat=However, as Trump seeks to cast his opponent as “corrupt,” he is staring down a gap in voter perception of his own trustworthiness as compared to Biden, a polling deficiency he did not experience for much of the 2016 race.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524065723/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/05/18/despite-obamagate-narrative-trump-trails-biden-in-voter-trust/|arkivdato=2020-05-24|url-status=live}}</ref>

Forestillingen om at smarte personer i statsapparatet, «deep state», i hemmelighet konspirerer for å styre politikken har en lang historie i USA. Ifølge journalisten David Rohde er Trump spesielt paranoid når det gjelder FBI og CIA.<ref>Rohde, David (2020): '' In Deep: The FBI, CIA and the Truth about America's Deep State''. WW Norton.</ref> «Deep state» regnes som en konspirasjonsteori.<ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=Stephen Miller blamed impeachment on Deep State – Bannon says that’s for ‘nut cases’|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/03/trump-steve-bannon-deep-state-conspiracy-theory|avis=The Guardian|dato=2019-10-04|besøksdato=2020-05-24|issn=0261-3077|språk=en-GB|fornavn=Martin|etternavn=Pengelly|side=|sitat=The former White House strategist, and a leading voice of the alt-right, was once key in the propagation of the conspiracy theory|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516222535/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/03/trump-steve-bannon-deep-state-conspiracy-theory|arkivdato=2020-05-16|url-status=live}}</ref> «Obamagate» er en videreføring av «deep state» ifølge CNN,<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/trump-obama-obamagate-russia/index.html|tittel=Breaking down 'Obamagate,' Trump's latest theory about the 'deep state' and Obama's role in the Russia investigation|besøksdato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|dato=13. mai 2020|fornavn=Marshall Cohen and Jeremy Herb|etternavn=|verk=CNN|forlag=|sitat=President Donald Trump and his allies added a new dimension this week to their "deep state" conspiracy theory, directly accusing former President Barack Obama of leading a supposed "coup" to sabotage the Trump presidency.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515034229/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/trump-obama-obamagate-russia/index.html|arkivdato=2020-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref> Forbes' kommentator og flere.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/05/14/the-real-scandal-of-obamagate-unmasking-the-leadership-of-distraction/|tittel=Obamagate Isn’t A Scandal — It’s Unmasked Something Worse|besøksdato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|dato=14. mai 2020|fornavn=Seth|etternavn=Cohen|språk=en|verk=Forbes|forlag=|sitat=The proponents of Obamagate, especially President Trump, would have you believe the back in 2016 President Obama, Vice-President Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, and a myriad of national security officials, so-called “deep state” bureaucrats and shady figures from around the globe, hatched a conspiracy targeting President Trump and members of his inner cadre of advisors. Allegedly, as part of this so-called (and entirely unproven) effort, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was targeted and illegally wiretapped in order to frame him, Trump, and others with crimes related to collusion with Russia.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523210959/https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/05/14/the-real-scandal-of-obamagate-unmasking-the-leadership-of-distraction/|arkivdato=2020-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde artikkel|tittel='Obamagate' - Trump's latest political weapon|publikasjon=RTE|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2020/0524/1140234-trump-obama-analysis/|dato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|fornavn=Brian|etternavn=O'Donovan|via=|språk=en|bind=|hefte=|sider=|besøksdato=2020-05-24|sitat=Donald Trump's supporters and conservative media commentators have latched onto 'Obamagate' as a vague conspiracy theory linked to a "deep state" attempt to destroy the Trump presidency just before Barack Obama left office.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524130023/https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2020/0524/1140234-trump-obama-analysis/|arkivdato=2020-05-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-19/opinion-in-sort-of-debunking-obamagate-barr-actually-boosts-trumps-conspiracy-theory|tittel=Opinion: In (sort of) debunking ‘Obamagate,’ Barr actually boosts Trump’s conspiracy theory|besøksdato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|dato=2020-05-19|språk=en-US|verk=Los Angeles Times|forlag=|sitat=But his words and actions continue to provide support for Trump’s overarching narrative that he and his associates were treated unfairly by the previous administration and the “deep state.” One might think of it as a “good cop/ bad cop” routine — except that the good cop and the bad cop are the same guy.|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523235108/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-19/opinion-in-sort-of-debunking-obamagate-barr-actually-boosts-trumps-conspiracy-theory|arkivdato=2020-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/21/opinion/notes-our-plethora-scandals/|tittel=Notes on our plethora of ‘scandals’ - The Boston Globe|besøksdato=2020-05-24|forfattere=|dato=21. mai 2020|fornavn=|etternavn=|fornavn2=|etternavn2=21|etternavn3=|fornavn4=|etternavn4=|språk=en-US|verk=BostonGlobe.com|forlag=|sitat=|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522055118/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/21/opinion/notes-our-plethora-scandals/|arkivdato=2020-05-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=Trumps Geheimdienstkoordinator: Vom rechten Rand|url=https://www.faz.net/1.6787212|avis=FAZ.NET|besøksdato=2020-05-27|issn=0174-4909|språk=de|fornavn=Majid|etternavn=Sattar|dato=27. mai 2020|side=|sitat=Donald Trump wähnt in Amerikas Geheimdiensten einen „tiefen Staat“, der gegen ihn arbeitet. … Der Präsident fühlte sich nach seinem Freispruch im Senat bestärkt darin, in den Diensten aufzuräumen und angebliche Widerstandsnester des „tiefen Staates“ auszuheben. Nicht zuletzt, um „Obamagate“ zu durchleuchten: die Verschwörungstheorie, sein Vorgänger und dessen Vizepräsident Joe Biden seien die eigentlichen Drahtzieher der sogenannten Russland-Affäre gewesen.}}</ref>