Spicer On Trump’s Wiretap Accusation: Let The Tweet Speak For Itself

“And so that’s what we’re asking”. That article, based heavily on conservative talk radio host Mark Levin’s views, suggested that the Obama administration had conducted a “silent coup” to keep Trump from the presidency.

Conway countered that when Clapper denied the existence of Trump campaign surveillance, he later left open the possibility that the wiretapping came from another source. But he later admitted that he had met with Kislyak twice during the presidential campaign. “To make that type of claim without any evidence is, I think, very reckless”.

RADDATZ: If, if, if, if.

But Spicer stood firm Tuesday, saying the president would not withdraw his tweets before the issue is adjudicated and has no regrets about making the claims. If the answer is no, then I think we can move on and say that there was no surveillance by the Obama administration through the warrant process. I didn’t see a statement from him. “He’s got some convincing evidence that that took place”.

Leading Republicans have said they will honour the president’s request to investigate but conceded that they are not aware of any evidence for the president’s assertion. The Breitbart brings them all together, and Heat Street. They have two sources with links to the counterintelligence community.

The judge said wiretapping should serve the objective of securing America as a sovereign entity, not used to torment political opponents.

“Perhaps the president has information that is not yet available to us or to the public”. What does the president believe?

Senators and congressmen on intelligence panels have been visiting the Central Intelligence Agency outside Washington in recent days to look at raw intelligence reports about Russian cybersecurity attacks aimed at helping Trump defeat his Democratic challenger, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “Let’s get the truth here”.

But Spicer told reporters on Monday: “It could be Fisa, it could be surveillance. I will be proven right”.

“Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” he tweeted. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus.

But Ms Conway, one of Mr Trump’s closest and most trusted aides, challenged the Federal Bureau of Investigation director to reveal what he knows about the wiretapping allegedly targeting Trump Tower before the presidential election. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC), who is leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, similarly hedged when asked about Trump’s theory.

Spicer was questioned over whether Trump had spoken to Comey.

“We have been on this for six months”.