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    The White House Is Still Standing by Trump’s Wiretap Accusation

    Just before the administration’s daily press briefing, the FBI director told Congress he has “no information” to support the president’s claims.
    by Clare Foran Mar 20, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

    Updated at 5:34 p.m. ET

    White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer indicated on Monday that President Trump is sticking with his allegations that former President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, even after FBI Director James Comey insisted earlier in the day that he himself has “no information” to support that claim.

    During a House Intelligence Committee hearing, Ranking Member Adam Schiff, without providing evidence, that he “just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump tower just before the victory.” Comey replied that he has “no information that supports those tweets, and we have looked carefully inside the FBI.”

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