his spokesperson saying neither president obama or any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false. james clapper also denying the allegation. for the part of the national security apparatus that i oversaw as dni, there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign. and at this point you can t confirm or deny whether that exists? i can deny it. there is no fisa court order? not to my knowledge. of anything at trump tower? no. reporter: trump s team isn t buying it. sean spicer speaking extensively offcamera, defending the president s tweet, there has been enough reporting that strongly suggests something occurred. continuing by saying lawmakers have a lot to look into. there is information that affects national security that has been leaked out, that concerns him. homeland security secretary