Democratic lawmakers on Sunday raised questions about President Trump's claims a day earlier that former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaGOP senator blocks Schumer resolution aimed at Biden probe as tensions run high D-Day for Trump: September 29 Obama says making a voting plan is part of 'how to quarantine successfully' MORE wiretapped Trump Tower during the campaign.

Democrats criticized Trump for presenting the allegations with no evidence, calling the president's claims "ridiculous" and dismissing the comments as an attempt to change the subject from Russian interference in the election.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.) said Obama had "flatly denied that he has done this," and said the claim by Trump presented issues for the president whether it turned out to be true or not.

"Either way, Chuck, the president's in trouble. If he falsely spread this kind of misinformation, that is so wrong," Schumer said during an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press."

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"It's beneath the dignity of the presidency. It is something that really hurts people's view of government."

The New York Democrat said if the allegations prove false, it shows the president doesn't know how to "conduct himself."

"On the other hand, if it's true, it's even worse for the president," Schumer said.

"Because that means that a federal judge, independently elected, has found probable cause that the president, or people on his staff, have probable cause to have broken the law or to have interacted with a foreign agent."

That is "serious stuff," Schumer said.