President Donald Trump said that former President Barack Obama “owes me big” for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that grants immunity for presidential acts—but warned that those who worked in Obama’s administration aren’t afforded the same protections.
Trump, who won the sweeping ruling last year, accused Obama of treason and sedition for ordering a spy agency study on Russia’s suspected meddling in the 2016 race.
“It probably helps him a lot — the immunity ruling, but it doesn’t help the people around him at all. But it probably helps him a lot. He’s done criminal acts, there’s no question about it, but he has immunity. He owes me big. Obama owes me big,” Trump said.
Trump accused Obama of being the “leader of the gang” of officials who collaborated to misinform the public and spark investigations into Trump’s possible collusion with the Kremlin to defeat Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
