intelligence committees on capitol hill at the onset of these investigations. >> thanks very much. >> reporter: thank you. although the president has yet to elaborate on the basis for his tweets, he cited one of the reports the "new york times." there's been a lot of discussion about the sourcing of the president claimed that president obama ordered his phones to be wiretapped. some saying it not only came from right-leaning websites but from an article you co-wrote in the times in january. does your reporting in any way suggest the claim that the president's making, that president obama tapped then candidate trump's phones? >> nowhere in this story does it say that. it says that there's a broad investigation based on wire tapped and intercepted communications. it does not say whose communications were intercepted. i also would point readers to something they leave out. is another story we wroet last woke on march 1st that