GOP Chair Of House Intel Panel: "I Don't Think There Was An Actual Tap Of Trump Tower"
In the starkest denial of Donald Trump's allegations yet that the Trump Tower had been hacked by the Obama administration, the GOP's Chair of the House Intelligence Panel, Devin Nunes, confirmed what he said last week, namely that his panel has still not received any evidence that President Trump was wiretapped during the election campaign. "As I told you last week about the issue with the president talking about tapping Trump Tower, that evidence still remains the same, that we don't have any evidence that that took place." Nunes told reporters. House intelligence chair: "We don't have any evidence...I don't think there was an actual tap of Trump Tower." https://t.co/EA68rJvWkM http://pic.twitter.com/hDVYusncDP — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 15, 2017 It is not the first time Nunes has stated that there is no evidence to suggest Trump was wiretapped. However, today for the first time he took a formal position, in effect accusing Trump of fabricating his allegation, saying that "in fact, I don't believe just in the last week of time, the people we've talked to, I don't think there was an actual tap of Trump Tower." Additionally, also today Jeff Sessions said he did not give Trump a reason to believe he was being wiretapped. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he did not give Trump a reason to believe he was wiretapped. https://t.co/EA68rJvWkM http://pic.twitter.com/U7QC7XJ7LT — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 15, 2017 While previously FBI Director James Comey urged the DOJ to refute Trump's statement because of a lack of evidence, the agency has not done so. The DOJ was expected to turn over to the House Intelligence Committee any information backing up Trump's claim by Monday, however it has since requested for more time. Meanwhile White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday said Trump is "extremely confident" that the Justice Department will produce evidence to back up his assertion. He said Trump believes the evidence will “vindicate him.” “I think there’s significant reporting about surveillance techniques that existed throughout the 2016 election,” Spicer said.
March 15, 2017 at 12:43PM
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