House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff refused to comment on the accuracy of a report about the government surveillance of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, but nevertheless cited it to criticize acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell.

The California Democrat referred to the Washington Post, citing former U.S. officials, reporting last week that the FBI, not the National Security Agency, wiretapped Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak’s calls with Trump’s then-incoming national security adviser on Dec. 29, 2016, and made a summary and transcript.

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