FBI Director James Comey huddles with lawmakers about wiretapping allegations, WikiLeaks

Comey has not made any public statements about the meetings, but multiple news outlets reported that he met with the so-called “Gang of Eight” House and Senate lawmakers to discuss President Trump’s assertion that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower during the election and this WikiLeaks’ “Vault 7” CIA document dump.

The FBI director reportedly had two meetings Thursday afternoon. One was with Senate leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C.; and ranking member Mark Warner, D-Va.

On the House side he met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif.; and House Intelligence Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Comey was spotted in the halls of the U.S. Capitol by NBC News’ Kasie Hunt, but he refused to answer any of her questions about the Trump Tower wiretaps.

CNN reported that a U.S. official says the FBI is investigating whether there is a server connection between the Trump organization and a Russian financial institution.

It is widely believed that the president’s Saturday tweets about wiretapping were a reaction to a Breitbart story published a day prior, which explored conservative radio host Mark Levin’s claim about “police tactics” the Obama administration used to undermine Trump’s campaign. The article discusses reports about the Obama administration applying for a FISA court warrant to tap Trump Tower in New York City to investigate suspected links to a Russian bank.

During an appearance at a Boston cybersecurity conference on Wednesday, Comey said he plans to serve out the six and a half remaining years of his 10-year term. He also addressed rising concerns about privacy, telling his audience in prepared remarks that “there is no such thing as absolute privacy in America.”