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“Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
Social media posts in a Facebook post. Claim dated 28 May 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 May 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2020, 359 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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