House demands Trump hand over proof of Obama wiretap order

Trump's revised travel ban already facing legal trouble as Democratic attorneys general team up to block the new order Two fans killed and dozens more are injured in a crush at a pop concert in Argentina as attended by 300,000 people even though the venue could only hold 200,000 Found! Woman tracks down grieving boy who left heartbreaking note and $5 at her door after stealing her wind chime because it 'reminded him of his dead mom' Donald Trump must provide proof that Barack Obama ordered a wiretap on him during his presidential campaign by Monday, a bipartisan group from the House intelligence committee, has said. Last week Trump tweeted: 'Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory.

Provide wiretap evidence, panel urges

President Donald Trump, back center, meets, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, second from left, with his wife Merle Bari, left clockwise, Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and his wife Hilary Geary, right, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his fiancee Scottish actress Louise Linton, together with other members of his cabinet and the White House staff, Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. WASHINGTON -- The House Intelligence Committee asked the executive branch to provide by Monday any evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that his phones were tapped at Trump Tower during the election, a senior congressional aide said Saturday.

House panel wants any evidence Trumpa s phones were tapped

The House intelligence committee asked the executive branch to provide by Monday any evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that his phones were tapped at Trump Tower during the election, a senior congressional aide said Saturday. The request was made in a letter sent by committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and the panel's ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., according to the aide, who wasn't authorized to discuss the request by name and requested anonymity.

House committee requests copies of any Trump eavesdropping orders

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes speaks to the media about President Donald Trump's allegation that his campaign was the target of wiretaps on Capitol Hill in Washington March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein A U.S. House of Representatives panel has asked the Justice Department for copies of documents which if they exist could shed light on President Donald Trump's allegation that the Obama administration wiretapped his election campaign.

House intel committee will probe Trumpa s wiretap accusation against Obama

The House intelligence committee will investigate President Donald Trump's claim that Barack Obama ordered his phones tapped during the closing days of last year's presidential election campaign, the committee's chairman announced Tuesday. Rep. Devin Nunes, a California Republican, said the claim would be part of the committee's first open hearing on Russian meddling in the U.S. election, which is now set for March 20. The witness list for that hearing, Nunes said, includes the heads, or former heads, of most of the major American intelligence agencies and may grow.

House committee wants evidence for Trump’s wiretap claim

The House intelligence committee is asking the Trump administration for evidence that the phones at Trump Tower were tapped during the campaign as its namesake has charged. President Donald Trump asserted in a tweet last week: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory.

House intelligence committee panel sets Russia inquiry

The House intelligence committee announced Wednesday it will examine any communications between Russian officials and political campaigns, the identities of who leaked information about Russia's interference in the 2016 elections and the government's response. "The committee is determined to continue and expand its inquiries into these areas, including Russian activities related to the 2016 U.S. elections.

Top House Republican hasna t seen a evidencea of Trump-Russia contacts

The chairman on the House Intelligence Committee said Monday that he had not seen any "evidence" of contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian government amid an investigation into Russian activities during the 2016 election. "We still have not seen any evidence of anyone from the Trump campaign or any other campaign for that matter that's communicated with the Russian government," Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told reporters at the Capitol.

White House says chief of staff not wrong to talk to FBI

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference , Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference , Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md.

White House asked key officials to deny reports of Russian contacts after FBI refused

The Trump administration has enlisted senior members of the intelligence community and Congress in efforts to counter news stories about Trump associates' ties to Russia, a politically charged issue that has been under investigation by the FBI as well as lawmakers now defending the White House. Acting at the behest of the White House, the officials made calls to news organizations last week in attempts to challenge stories about alleged contacts between members of President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russian intelligence operatives, U.S. officials said.

Investigations into Russia to continue after Flynn’s exit

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, flanked by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., pauses as he answers... . Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, flanked by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, left, and Rep. John Conyers, ... .

House probe into Russia’s ties to Trump reveals dispute among committee leaders

A simmering dispute between leaders of the House intelligence committee spilled into the public Monday over an investigation into whether President Donald Trump has ties to Russia, even as they pledged to conduct a bipartisan probe. The Republican committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes of California, said he has heard no evidence so far that anyone in Trump's orbit was in contact with Russians during the presidential campaign.

Justice Department warned Trump administration Flynn could be blackmailed by Russians: report

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates , who was fired by Donald Trump last month, personally delivered a message to the president indicating National Security Advisor Michael Flynn misled administration officials about his conversation with the Russian ambassador to the United States, the Washington Post reports. In her message, Yates also told the new president she believed Flynn to be potentially vulnerable to blackmail by Russian operatives, current and former U.S. officials told the Washington Post.

Trump praises the CIA, bristles over inaugural crowd counts

By JULIE PACE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press LANGLEY, Va. - President Donald Trump moved to repair his tumultuous relationship with America's spy agencies on his first full day in office, but his bridge-building visit to CIA headquarters Saturday quickly morphed into a platform for the new commander in chief to complain about media coverage of his inauguration, misstating the size of his crowd.

How Hope Hicks trapped into saying she told ‘white lies’ for Trump

Hicks spent nine hours testifying Tuesday to the House Intelligence Committee and admitted to telling 'white lies' for Trump The 29-year-old former model was Trump's right-hand woman first at his company, then on the campaign trail and in the West Wing Resigning White House communications director Hope Hicks admitted in closed testimony to telling 'white lies' on behalf of President Trump after getting asked a broad question that a GOP panel member complained Thursday was a 'trap.' The 'white lies' comment emerged in the hours after Hicks got grilled for nine hours at the House Intelligence committee this week - and reports about it reportedly caused Trump to give her a tongue lashing.

Trump and spy chief differ on what was said in call on Russia dossier

U.S. spy chief James Clapper and President-elect Donald Trump gave different accounts of a phone conversation they had about a dossier of unverified, salacious claims linking Russia to Trump, who is locked in a war of words with the intelligence agencies he will command in eight days. A newcomer to politics, businessman Trump has been at odds with U.S. spy agencies for months, disputing their conclusions that Russia used hacking and other tactics to try to tilt the 2016 presidential election in his favor.

Look in the mirror and accept you lost, Trump aides tell Democrats

Donald Trump's top aides have said the US president-elect is not ready to accept the finding by intelligence officials that Moscow hacked Democratic emails in a bid to elevate the billionaire property mogul. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the LaddA A Peebles Stadium, in n Mobile, Ala.

Trump aides ask of Russian meddling: Does it matter?

Donald Trump's top aides on Sunday said the president-elect isn't ready to accept the finding by intelligence officials that Moscow hacked Democratic emails in a bid to elevate Trump. Even if it's true, they said, Trump still won the White House fair and square.