White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday he is “almost 100 percent” certain that President Trump and FBI Director James Comey have not spoken since the president accused President Obama of wiretapping people involved with his campaign during the election.
“To my knowledge, I am almost 100 percent certain that he has not,” Spicer told reporters when asked if Comey had contacted Trump since he leveled significant charges against the Obama administration in a series of tweets early Saturday morning.
The New York Times published a report on Sunday claiming that Comey had asked Justice Department officials to publicly refute Trump’s allegations. Spicer declined to confirm the Times’ report, noting that it was based on what anonymous sources had told reporters.
“I have not seen anything , aside from another report based on anonymous sources , sayin g that that happened ,” Spicer said of Comey’s alleged correspondence with Justice Department officials. “I’m not aware that that occurred and fra n kly , I haven’t seen anything on the record that that occurred. ”
Trump on Saturday accused former President Obama of wiretapping his Manhattan campaign headquarters “just before” the Nov. 8 election. The White House has been reluctant to disclose what evidence the president based his claims on, while demanding that Congress investigate his predecessor’s actions.
“I’m going to let the tweet speak for itself,” Spicer said after multiple reporters pressed him on whether intelligence or former administration officials had discussed the alleged wiretapping on the record prior to Trump’s Twitter tirade.
The top Trump spokesman later said he would “seek further clarification” when asked if the president’s tweets meant “in any way” that the FBI broke the law during the election.
