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British security official denies UK spy agency eavesdropped on Trump
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Tue Mar 14, 2017 | 7:48pm EDT
British security official denies UK spy agency eavesdropped on Trump
By Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON
A UK spy agency did not eavesdrop on Donald Trump during and after last year's U.S. presidential election, a British security official said on Tuesday, denying an allegation by a U.S. television analyst.
The official, who is familiar with British government policy and security operations, told Reuters that the charge made on Tuesday by Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano, was "totally untrue and quite frankly absurd."
Trump, who became president in January, tweeted earlier this month that his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him during the late stages of the 2016 campaign. The Republican president offered no evidence for the allegation, which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false."
Senior Obama administration officials, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have also denied any such wiretapping occurred.
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British security official denies UK spy agency eavesdropped on Trump
By Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON
A UK spy agency did not eavesdrop on Donald Trump during and after last year's U.S. presidential election, a British security official said on Tuesday, denying an allegation by a U.S. television analyst.
The official, who is familiar with British government policy and security operations, told Reuters that the charge made on Tuesday by Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano, was "totally untrue and quite frankly absurd."
Trump, who became president in January, tweeted earlier this month that his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him during the late stages of the 2016 campaign. The Republican president offered no evidence for the allegation, which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false."
Senior Obama administration officials, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have also denied any such wiretapping occurred.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wiretapping-idUSKBN16L2UV