U.S. President Donald Trump feels vindicated by what U.S. House Intelligence chair Devin Nunes told him about legal and incidental gathering of information tied to the Trump transition team.
President Trump has faced broad criticism for failing to provide evidence for his claim on social media that the Trump Tower phones were tapped.
During a photo opportunity, reporters shouted at President Trump if he felt this new information vindicated his position.
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Outside the White House, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes briefed reporters on what he tried to explain to President Trump:
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Congressman Devin Nunes, the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, says the intelligence gathering was incidental and legal and he still has a lot of questions.
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