White House Refuses to Explain Trump’s Obama-Wiretap Claim
- Clapper says ‘no such wiretap activity’ mounted against Trump
- FBI’s Comey is said to ask Justice to rebut president’s claim
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer refused on Monday to explain President Donald Trump’s explosive allegation that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, had ordered surveillance against him.
Spicer wouldn’t say if Trump had personally seen evidence of the claim or whether he had based the accusation entirely on a talk-radio segment and a story published by Breitbart News, the conservative website once run by his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon. Spicer wouldn’t say whether Trump was accusing his predecessor of breaking the law. And he wouldn’t say whether Trump would accept the results of a congressional investigation he’s requested into his unfounded claim.