Who is investigating obamas birth certificate

In January, Arpaio told a news station he wanted Congress to investigate presidential birth certificates, again attacking the former president.

View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. Trump has continued to question the legitimacy of Obama's birth certificate during private conversations in recent months, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing advisers who discussed Trump's statements.

NYT: Trump still questions Obama's birth certificate Trump still questioning Obama's birthplace is just one of several instances The Times pointed to as examples of the President's reliance on "manufactured facts," as the newspaper reported Tuesday. One sitting US senator quoted by the Times, "who listened as the President revived his doubts" about the issue, "chuckled" when speaking about what was said.

Trump "has had a hard time letting go of his claim that Mr. Obama was not born in the United States," the senator, who "asked not to be named to discuss private conversations," told The New York Times. Read More. CNN has not independently confirmed the reporting.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens to a video presentation of the findings from a five-year investigation into the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate during a press conference Thursday, Dec. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press.

All rights reserved. The event drew an audience of mostly older supporters, many of whom would cheer or nod their heads at various points. About half were members of the Surprise Tea Party, said Kimberly Christensen, an attendee who is herself a member. Christensen said she was satisfied with the amount of information that was presented Thursday. Arpaio's focus on the outgoing president has spanned several years.

Obama was a favorite subject in Arpaio's fundraiser emails, speeches and campaign ads, and the president was blamed for the lawman's civil-rights-related legal battles. Arpaio's persistence on the "birther" issue has outlived that of many other once-fervent supporters.

Trump had been a leader of the movement to prove Obama was not a natural-born citizen and was therefore not eligible for the nation's highest office. After years of persistent questioning — seen by many as racially motivated — the president produced his long-form birth certificate in April