I am going to take first whack at this and invite you to respond with questions. I would encourage you to try and listen even if it difficult and respond as politely as you can, even if you have a hilarious and snarky reply lined up that would be simply devastating.

"Obama wiretapped my campaign" sets up the situation as Obama directing government forces to attack a completely innocent party simply because they had different ideas.

"The FBI continued investigating a suspicious character who Trump employed despite warnings," establishes an ongoing investigation into a legitimate security threat who Trump wittingly invited in.

Does that mean that Obama knew or did not know about the wiretap or the specific instances of impropriety that continue to be uncovered? Do such questions have any bearing on how feelings might change?

I'm not sure. For me, my problem with Trump's initial claim is my problem with most of the things he does. He does them badly with little understanding of what he is doing and no apparent thought to the consequences.

There are smart ways to handle these situations. Stirring up trouble is not one of them. If Obama did nefarious deeds, Trump has 4 years to quietly build a case and present it reasonably in such a way that even us liberals would accept.

But this is not an example of Obama being nefarious. This is an example of Trump hanging out with shitty people. So, if anything, I am more disappointed in him and his choices.

But sure, I will say Trump was sort of right in that his statement came close to truth. But it did so in such a way that it characterizes the situation in a way that makes understanding it difficult.

The important part of that situation is that Trump invited security threats into his campaign. The important thing is that Trump is involved with shady people and that it would be good for the calm of the nation if we can have an open investigation to clear this fine man of any wrong doing.

But he continues to be incompetent and act in ways that make every situation worse.

Is that a decent answer? I suspect you would prefer a different one but does this explain my initial response and why I continue to think it is appropriate?