UP

Senate intelligence panel rejects Trump wiretap claim

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto
Senate intelligence panel rejects Trump wiretap claim

There are "no indications" that Trump Tower was under surveillance by the US government before or after the election, a Senate committee has said.

Axar.az reports that the statement from Republican Senator Richard Burr, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, dismissed Donald Trump's claim his phones were tapped.

Mr Trump had accused his predecessor Barack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower during the presidential race
But White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Mr Trump maintains his claims.
"He stands by it," Mr Spicer said at a daily news briefing on Thursday.

The press secretary refused to accept the Senate Intelligence Committee report, saying "they're not findings".
Mr Spicer quoted at length from an unproven Fox News report suggesting Mr Obama had dodged US restrictions by asking Britain's GCHQ electronic surveillance agency to monitor Mr Trump, an allegation already dismissed as "utterly ridiculous" by the Cheltenham-based complex.

Date
2017.03.17 / 09:24
Author
Axar.az
See also

IRGC fired missiles at ships in Strait of Hormuz

Trump: Xi Jinping to visit US in Sept. 24

IDF: Hamas training commander killed in Gaza strike

UK expands Russian sanctions list by 297 entries

Rosatom plans mid-July return of specialists to Bushehr

Macron arrives in Syria on landmark visit

NATO chief highlights Turkiye’s role ahead of summit

Erdogan, Rutte discuss NATO summit agenda in Ankara

Armenia detains Tsarukyan over alleged money laundering

Four Ukrainian Mi-8 crew members killed on combat mission

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla