Photo: ReutersWashington: Donald Trump relied on conservative media sources to make his explosive claim that former president Barack Obama had the then-candidate’s phones tapped during the 2016 election campaign, according to a person familiar with the situation. “Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory,’’ Trump wrote Saturday on his personal Twitter account. “As part of that practice, neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any US citizen. “How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. “The question is: Was Obama surveilling top Trump campaign officials during the election?” Levin asked.

Source: Mint March 05, 2017 13:30 UTC