White House messaging guidance to Congress: Obama abused power

President Trump urged congressional Republicans on Monday to defend his unproven claims that former President Barack Obama illegally wiretapped his campaign and business organizations.

In “talking points” messaging guidance delivered to Republican inboxes on Capitol Hill, the White House said that the Obama administration repeatedly abused its power, citing, among other information, Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ “Fast and Furious gun running operation.”