President Donald Trump, in a series of early morning tweets Saturday, accused former President Barack Obama of having tapped phone lines into Trump Tower, an accusation for which the current president provided no evidence.
No law enforcement agency or credible source has publicly asserted that Mr. Trump’s phone lines were tapped. Mr. Trump provided no evidence for his assertions, which marked a return to the caustic tone that has often characterized the president’s remarks.
It wasn’t clear what Mr. Trump was reacting to, but the conservative media outlet Breitbart, whose former chairman Steve Bannon is Mr. Trump’s political strategist, published an article Friday based on the claims of a right-wing radio host that intelligence agencies were conducting a “silent coup” against Mr. Trump.
