DOJ says in court docs Trump revealed the Obamas’ address. Is that true?

KARAH RUCKER: AN ARMED MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED NEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA’S RESIDENCE. TAYLOR TARANTO MADE THREATENING REMARKS TOWARD THE OBAMAS ONLINE  AND REPOSTED A TRUTH SOCIAL POST OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WHICH INCLUDED OBAMA’S HOME ADDRESS.

THIS IS A STORY BEING WIDELY REPORTED – BUT WHEN WE LOOKED INTO IT FURTHER –WE FOUND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS BEHIND THE HEADLINES.

HERE IS HOW THE STORY HAS BEEN COVERED SO FAR, INCLUDING AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS .

“Trump posted what he said was obama’s address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there.”

“Prosecutors say man went to Obama’s DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas’ address”

REPORTS HAVE ACCURATELY CITED COURT DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. WE HAVE THE AGENCY’S DETENTION MEMO WHICH STATES: QUOTE – 

“On June 29, 2023, Former President Donald Trump posted what he claimed was the address of Former President Barack Obama on the social media platform Truth Social. Taranto used his own Truth Social account to re-post the address. On Telegram, Taranto then states, ‘We got these losers surrounded! See you in hell, Podesta’s and Obama’s.’”

WE WANTED TO SEE FOR OURSELVES WHERE TRUMP LISTED AN ADDRESS AND CLAIMED ITS WHERE OBAMA LIVES. WE COULDN’T FIND THE PURPORTED POST – BUT WE DID FIND A POST BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT THAT WAS SHARED BY TARANTO

AND IF IT IS THE POST IN QUESTION, CLARITY IN THE NARRATIVE IS WARRANTED.

IF YOU LOOK AT TRUMP’S TRUTH SOCIAL PAGE –THERE ARE NO PUBLIC POSTS FROM JUNE 29TH THAT REFER TO THE OBAMA’S RESIDENCE.

THERE IS A POST THE DAY PRIOR IN WHICH OBAMA’S ADDRESS IS LISTED IN A TRUTH-POST BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

HOWEVER – IT’S NOT VERY BLATANT — AND IS NOT EVIDENCE OF TRUMP “CLAIMING” TO BE SHARING THE OBAMAS ADDRESS.

THE ADDRESS IS FOUND IN THE 23RD PARAGRAPH OF A SERIES OF SCREENSHOTS OF THE APRIL 2017 EDITION OF CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY NEWSLETTER ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE.

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

HERE’S WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED:

“100 REASONS TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST 100 DAYS.”

A PIECE TOUTING SUCCESSES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. IN THE ARTICLE TRUMP SHARED –IS THE ADDRESS OF OBAMA’S THEN NEW-MANSION.

SO TECHNICALLY – TRUMP DID SHARE OBAMA’S ADDRESS ONLINE. BUT FROM WHAT WE CAN FIND THUS FAR– TRUMP DID NOT  “CLAIM” ITS WHERE OBAMA LIVES.

AND THE ADDRESS – IS FOUND IN MIDDLE OF THE TEXT OF AN ARTICLE – THAT WAS REALLY ABOUT TRUMP – NOT OBAMA.

WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THIS SCREENSHOT OF TARANTO’S TRUTH SOCIAL ACCOUNT IN WHICH HE RE-POSTED THE ARTICLE TRUMP SHARED WITH THE CAPTION “GOT THEM SURROUNDED!”

SO TARANTO MAY HAVE LEARNED OF OBAMA’S ADDRESS THROUGH TRUMP’S POST.

WHILE THE DOJ’S CASE AGAINST TARANTO IS A LENGTHY ONE —CITING A LENGTHY HISTORY OF THREATS AND VIOLENCE –SOMEONE LONG-WATCHED BY THE FBI —

IT’S THIS DETAIL –ABOUT TARANTO FINDING OBAMA’S ADDRESS VIA A TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT THE HEADLINES CLUNG TO.

HOWEVER, ANY PERSON WHO WANTED TO FIND OBAMA’S ADDRESS – COULD JUST GO TO GOOGLE OR ANY NUMBER OF NEWS OUTLETS.

CNBC, THE WASHINGTON POST, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES, EXTENSIVELY COVERED THE MILLION-DOLLAR MANSION WHEN THE OBAMA’S FIRST MOVED IN.

POSTING PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR – VIDEOS TOURING THE UPSCALE WASHINGTON D.C. NEIGHBORHOOD – LISTING STREET NAMES AND RITZY NEIGHBORS.

THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL UNANSWERED QUESTIONS – THE DOJ CITES A TRUTH SOCIAL POST FROM TRUMP ON JUNE 29TH – BUT THERE ISN’T ONE. WE DON’T KNOW IF IT WAS DELETED OR IF THE DOJ REFERRED TO THE WRONG DATE. 

THE DOJ ALSO CITES A TELEGRAM POST BY TARANTO THAT WE’VE YET TO FIND. AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT IT REFERS TO.