{"id":31304,"date":"2017-03-06T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=31304"},"modified":"2017-03-06T20:58:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:58:03","slug":"fbi-asks-justice-department-to-reject-trump-wiretap-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=31304","title":{"rendered":"FBI asks Justice Department to reject Trump wiretap claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31305\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\" wp-image-31305\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rrrrr-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"FBI Director James Comey AFP\" width=\"934\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rrrrr-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rrrrr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FBI Director James Comey AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"excerpt FBIA\" style=\"text-align: left;\">FBI Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly refute President Donald Trump\u2019s explosive accusation that Barack Obama tapped his phones, US media reported on Sunday.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fb-quote fb_iframe_widget\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The New York Times, citing senior US officials, first reported that Comey believes Trump\u2019s unsubstantiated claim about his predecessor to be false. The department has not made any statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Questioning the president\u2019s truthfulness, Comey\u2019s extraordinary measure provides an indication of the implications of the uncharted territory Trump has entered with his accusation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, although the Justice Department \u2014 which is headed by Trump\u2019s staunch supporter Attorney General Jeff Sessions \u2014 oversees the FBI, it is not clear why Comey didn\u2019t issue a statement himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Trump made his claim in a tweet on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly refute President Donald Trump\u2019s explosive accusation that Barack Obama tapped his phones, US media reported on Sunday. The New York Times, citing senior US officials, first reported that Comey believes Trump\u2019s unsubstantiated claim about his predecessor to be false. 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