House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes declared Wednesday that members of Donald Trumpâs transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under inadvertent surveillance following Novemberâs presidential election.
The White House and Trumpâs allies immediately seized on the statement as vindication of the presidentâs much-maligned claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower phones â even though Nunes himself said thatâs not what his new information shows.
Democrats, meanwhile, cried foul.
Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, cast doubt on Nunesâ claims in a fiery statement and blasted the chairman for not first sharing the information with him …read more
Source: European Voice