The White House is refusing to back down on claims that the Trump organization was somehow wire-tapped or surveilled, after FBI Director James Comey told a Congressional panel, there is no evidence.
Instead, Trump officials want to focus on the leaks to the press of classified material.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:
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Refusing to back down from the wire-tapping claim, Sean Spicer tried to clarify that President Trump still feels someone went out of their way to gather information about his campaign and organization.
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While FBI Director James Comey confirmed that there is an ongoing investigation into Russia's attempts at meddling in the 2016 American elections, White House spokesman Sean Spicer wanted the emphasis to be that no evidence of collusion betwene the Trump organization and Moscow has been uncovered.
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