Story highlights It's a tactic Trump often uses, Pelosi saidPelosi also questioned the sincerity of the Trump's request that Congress investigate whether Obama wiretapped himWashington (CNN) House minority leader Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of using "authoritarian" tactics by claiming -- without any evidence -- that President Barack Obama ordered that he be wiretapped. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" Sunday, Pelosi called Trump the "deflector-in-chief -- anything to change the subject." The California Democrat called Trump's assertions "just ridiculous" and a "smear." But it's a tactic Trump often uses, she said. "It's a tool of an authoritarian, to just have you always be talking about what you want to be talking about."

Source: CNN March 05, 2017 16:30 UTC