On March 4, Trump's early morning tweets began: "Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found! This is McCarthyism! (4:35 AM)" This was a pure public exclamation, a window into pain and frustration. With his misspellings and his use of 1970s lingo--"wiretapping" called up an image of FBI agents crouched in a van of Fifth Avenue--it seemed farcical. Ryan said he had no idea what Baier was talking about and that he was just BSing through the interview.
It was a turning point. Until now, Trump's inner circle had been mostly game to defend him. But after the wiretap tweets, everybody, moved into a state of queasy sheepishness, if not constant incredulity. [The wiretapping allegation survives into the 2020 campaign]
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