With scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im anthony mason. President trump broke his silence today on his accusation that he was wiretapped during the Campaign Last year by president obama. Mr. Trump still did not provide any evidence, only a cryptic suggestion that something might be coming out in the next few weeks. But the republican head of the House Committee investigating the president s claim minced no words today about what the panel has turned up nothing. Heres Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. I dont think there was an actual tap of trump tower. Reporter house intelligence chairman devin nunes typically toes the party line, but today he concluded that President Trumps explosive accusation has no merit. Are you going to take the tweets literally . If you are, then clearly the president was wrong. Reporter his comments came after 11 days of white house insistence that the commanderinchief was serious when he tweeted, just found out that obama had my
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Commanderinchief was serious when he tweeted, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. I think hes extremely confident. Reporter but administration officials, including the attorney general, have provided no evidence to back it up. Did you ever give him any reason to believe he was wiretapped by the Previous Administration . Um, look, the answer is no. Reporter President Trump refused to back down today, insisting something happened to him. Wiretap covers a lot of different things. I think youre going to find some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. Reporter the surveillance, whether real or imagined, has alarmed lawmakers from beth sides. Have you found evidence . Reporter f. B. I. Director james comey was called up to capitol hill again today to brief two top senators behind closed doors. They were not authorized to share details. This briefing was all on sensitive matters, and cl
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