Pressure builds on Trump to back off wiretap accus
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Posted On: 03/19/2017 4:46:38 PM
Pressure builds on Trump to back off wiretap accusations
Comey ready to publicly bust Trump on his fake news fueled assertions, and maybe more.
Trump supporters about to assume their usual position, dig in heels, insert finger in ears, lalala, lalaa, lalalala,.la.
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Source: Reuters
Sun Mar 19, 2017 | 2:50pm EDT
By Emily Stephenson and Caren Bohan | WASHINGTON
U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the claim by Republican President Donald Trump that his predecessor Barack Obama had wiretapped him last year, adding pressure on Trump to explain or back off his repeated assertion.
Several Republicans last week urged Trump to apologize for the allegations he made in a series of tweets on March 4. The maelstrom also caused tension with key U.S. allies and threatens to distract Republicans from campaign promises on health care and taxes.
"I don't know the basis for President Trump's assertion," U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "I do believe he owes us that explanation." Collins said she supported Trump as president, but she wouldn't side with him if he "misstated what the facts are."
FBI Director James Comey is expected to be asked about Trump's claims when he testifies at a rare public hearing on Monday about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Russia has denied the assertion it was involved in hacked emails and other attempts to influence the race.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-r...SKBN16Q0LL
Comey ready to publicly bust Trump on his fake news fueled assertions, and maybe more.
Trump supporters about to assume their usual position, dig in heels, insert finger in ears, lalala, lalaa, lalalala,.la.
LOL!
Source: Reuters
Sun Mar 19, 2017 | 2:50pm EDT
By Emily Stephenson and Caren Bohan | WASHINGTON
U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the claim by Republican President Donald Trump that his predecessor Barack Obama had wiretapped him last year, adding pressure on Trump to explain or back off his repeated assertion.
Several Republicans last week urged Trump to apologize for the allegations he made in a series of tweets on March 4. The maelstrom also caused tension with key U.S. allies and threatens to distract Republicans from campaign promises on health care and taxes.
"I don't know the basis for President Trump's assertion," U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "I do believe he owes us that explanation." Collins said she supported Trump as president, but she wouldn't side with him if he "misstated what the facts are."
FBI Director James Comey is expected to be asked about Trump's claims when he testifies at a rare public hearing on Monday about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Russia has denied the assertion it was involved in hacked emails and other attempts to influence the race.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-r...SKBN16Q0LL
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