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March 13, 2017

House Intelligence Panel Sets Monday Deadline for Wiretap Claims
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On Capitol Hill, the House intelligence panel has set today as the
deadline for the Justice Department to turn over any evidence to support
President Trump's unfounded claim that President Obama wiretapped Trump
Tower in the run-up to November's election. The ultimatum by ranking
Democrats on the panel came as even top Republican lawmakers questioned
President Trump's claims. This is Arizona Republican Senator John Mc
Cain, speaking on CNN Sunday.

Sen. John Mc Cain: "The president has one or two choices: either
retract, or to provide the information that the American people deserve,
because if his predecessor violated the law-President Obama violated the
law-we've got a serious issue here. … I have no reason to believe that
the charge is true. But I also believe that the president of the United
States could clear this up in a minute. All he has to do is pick up the
phone, call the director of the CIA, director of national intelligence,
and say, 'OK. What happened?'"



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