The White House isn’t giving up on ‘Spygate’

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President Trump and his allies are pushing back against the notion that “Spygate” — their preferred framing of a key moment in the Trump-Russia investigation — is fading in importance after some frequent defenders of the president cast doubt on the story.

Sources close to the White House contend that surveillance of the Trump campaign remains a legitimate issue and the president was right to demand the Justice Department’s inspector general investigate.

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