Trump Says It Is ‘Time to Go After’ Obama

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his rhetoric against political rivals, declaring that “after what they did to me, it’s time to go after people,” and specifically naming former President Barack Obama as a target. “Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people … I would target Obama,” Trump said in remarks circulated online on 22 July. Trump alleged without providing evidence that Obama had engaged in criminal conduct and called for “very severe consequences.” The comments sharpen the former president’s longstanding claims that his predecessors and political opponents have acted illegally, and come as he continues to face multiple criminal and civil cases arising from his own time in office and post-presidency.