Philip Rucker Ellen Nakashima Robert Costa The Washington Post

President Trump, citing no evidence, leveled the extraordinary allegation about his predecessor in a series of four early morning tweets, claiming Obama had been "wire tapping" his New York offices before the election. An Obama spokesman said, "Neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen."

President Trump, citing no evidence, leveled the extraordinary allegation about his predecessor in a series of four early morning tweets, claiming Obama had been "wire tapping" his New York offices before the election. An Obama spokesman said, "Neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen."