> such a dissonant and unlawful action The Obama presidency was largely a continuation and intensification of all the questionable/evil practices of the Bush a

> such a dissonant and unlawful action The Obama presidency was largely a continuation and intensification of all the questionable/evil practices of the Bush admin. People act like Trump is "a threat to democracy", but Obama was a complete nightmare in terms of press freedom and surveillance. > President Barack Obama strongly supported Holder’s war against journalists’ sources, despite once promising to protect whistleblowers when in office and running for president on the national security scandals of the Bush administration — misdeeds that became public only because of leaks. https://freedom.press/news/obama-used-espionage-act-put-record-number-reporters-sources-jail-and-trump-could-be-even-worse/ https://freedom.press/news/obama-used-espionage-act-put-reco... > The CJR goes on to say, “Disturbingly, the report does not come close to explaining why the subpoenas targeted the trunk lines of major AP offices — lines which could potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the AP’s newsgathering activities.” https://issuesinsights.com/2019/05/25/report-obamas-spying-on-the-press-was-far-more-extensive-than-previously-thought/ https://issuesinsights.com/2019/05/25/report-obamas-spying-o...