Joe Scarborough to Trump on Wiretap Claims: 'Prove It'

MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough said Saturday that he was "very skeptical" about President Donald Trump's allegations that former President Barack Obama wire-tapped his telephones at Trump Tower during the campaign — and challenged him to "prove it."

The "Morning Joe" co-host called on the president on Twitter:

I am very skeptical that Barack Obama would ever authorize the tapping of his top political adversary's phones. I would be stunned. https://t.co/7pD6E3bxan

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

And if Trump has made this up out of thin air, his problems will quickly become exponentially worse. https://t.co/kc3V7kbgrW

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

Some are claiming Trump's charges are old news. But I have seen no reporting saying Trump Towers was tapped. https://t.co/UWX2rfifCv

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

There is NO proof that:
1. Barack Obama ordered any thing
2. That Trump Towers had its phones tapped. https://t.co/tCwwBbrge9

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

As Paul Newman said in Absence of Malice, "Prove it." https://t.co/LcWvG5h0V2

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

"People are going south and west. I think I'll go north and east."
~Paul Newman
Absence of Malice

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2017

In an early morning Twitter rant, Trump accused Obama of tapping his phone in an investigation of his campaign's dealings with Russia.

The tweets come after news reports this week that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice last year as an Alabama senator.

On Thursday, Sessions recused himself of any possible investigation of the campaign's involvement with Russia.

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