Clapper says there was no wire tap on Trump before the election.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied any suggestion that Trump Tower communications were
wiretapped before the election.
Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I can deny’ wiretap of Trump Tower
For the part of the national security apparatus that he oversaw, "there was no such
wiretap activity moun
ted against the president, the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign," Clapper told Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview on Sunday's "Meet The Press."
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director
James B. Comey has asked the Justice Department to refute that former President
Barack Obama had ordered the tapping of then presidential candidate
Donald Trump's telephones last year,
The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing senior American officials.
FBI has asked Justice Department to refute Trump wiretap claims on Obama: NYT