Cybersecurity
Republican Nunes Tries to Give Trump Cover on Wiretap Claim
- ‘I’m actually alarmed’ conversations were captured, Nunes says
- Top Democrat on panel says Nunes move casts cloud in inquiry
Nunes Says Trump Team Caught in U.S. Surveillance Net
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Almost two weeks after President Donald Trump’s tweets accusing his predecessor of wiretapping Trump Tower, the Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee tried to offer some support by saying that the president’s team was caught up in a U.S. surveillance net.
Representative Devin Nunes said Wednesday that the intelligence community collected multiple conversations involving members of Trump’s transition team during legal surveillance of foreign targets after he won election last year. After Nunes went to the White House to brief Trump, the president told reporters “I somewhat do” feel vindicated by the latest development.