Trump supporters quickly rallied around his claims and embraced reporting that reinforced it. There was no evidence at that point that phone lines in Trump Tower had been wiretapped or that Trump had been the focus of spying by the Obama administration. This was certainly an element within the Obama administration seeking to investigate a member of the Trump campaign team, albeit someone the campaign later disavowed. Does that Page warrant prove, as it seems to for Limbaugh, that the Obama administration intentionally spied on Trump and members of his campaign? And it is the opinion of Trump supporters and Republicans that, yes, the Obama team intentionally spied on Trump himself and his team.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2017 15:18 UTC