Obama denies Trump claim he wiretapped him during campaign

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spokesman for Barack Obama on Saturday rejected claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, saying it was "simply false."Trump made the accusation in a series of tweets, without citing evidence, just weeks into his administration and amid rising scrutiny of his campaign's ties to Russia.Any suggestion otherwise is simply false," Obama spokesm