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Senators ask FBI for evidence of Trump wiretap claim | Senators ask FBI for evidence of Trump wiretap claim |
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Two US senators have written to US law enforcement to inquire if there is any evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that he was wiretapped. | Two US senators have written to US law enforcement to inquire if there is any evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that he was wiretapped. |
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican Lindsey Graham sent the letter to the FBI on Wednesday. | Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican Lindsey Graham sent the letter to the FBI on Wednesday. |
They requested "any warrant applications and court orders... related to wiretaps of President Trump, the Trump campaign, or Trump Tower". | |
Mr Trump tweeted the unsubstantiated claim over the weekend. | Mr Trump tweeted the unsubstantiated claim over the weekend. |
"Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory," he posted in a series of tweets on Saturday morning. | "Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory," he posted in a series of tweets on Saturday morning. |
Despite repeated requests, the White House has not supplied any evidence for the claim. | Despite repeated requests, the White House has not supplied any evidence for the claim. |
It has called on Congress to look into the allegation as part of their investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. | It has called on Congress to look into the allegation as part of their investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. |
Mr Graham and Mr Whitehouse, two senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also addressed Wednesday's letter to the Department of Justice. | Mr Graham and Mr Whitehouse, two senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also addressed Wednesday's letter to the Department of Justice. |
"Congress must get to the bottom of President Trump's recent allegation that President Obama wiretapped President Trump's phones during the 2016 election," they wrote. | "Congress must get to the bottom of President Trump's recent allegation that President Obama wiretapped President Trump's phones during the 2016 election," they wrote. |