Ideology and partisanship aside, any idea why Trump would have woken up that morning, however long ago, and figured the most important thing he could or should do as POTUS, was to send out a flurry of Tweets alleging wiretapping by the Obama administration?

It was wrong, and false, so please don't insist he did it based on truth or some evidence that is so secret that not even his own intelligence agencies are aware of it, or can be made aware of it.

Why did he do it? It's understandable that he would double-down and insist there was truth to his statement, if only on the basis that to admit to making up and broadcasting such an irresponsible and offensive statement would be more damaging to him in the short run than the long run consequences are likely to be if he can continue to deflect, distract, dissemble, and deny.

But why did he do it? Is there any rational explanation?