Story highlights Jen Psaki: Senior officials have been stuck defending Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Obama wiretapped him

She says DOJ wanting more time to meet deadline for proof looks political, drags longtime employees along

Jen Psaki, a CNN political commentator and spring fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, served as the White House communications director and State Department spokeswoman during the Obama administration. Follow her: @jrpsaki. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers.

(CNN) At some point, the public officials -- many with long careers in government -- who are charged with defending President Donald Trump and coming up with evidence to support his absurd claims are going to throw in the towel.

Or that is what should happen.

Over the past few days, senior officials ranging from White House press secretary Sean Spicer to Vice President Mike Pence have been in the unenviable position of trying to explain and defend their boss's wild accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. And it has been uncomfortable to watch.

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Spicer even suggested Monday that Trump didn't actually mean wiretapping when he said wiretapping, stating, "If you look at the president's tweet, he said very clearly, quote, 'wire tapping' -- in quotes."

Like most people, I have no idea what that means.

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