The President who called 'wolf'
Donald Trump accused his predecessor Barack Obama of wire tapping his offices in New York before the elections, terming it " McCarthyism" and a “Nixon Watergate”-style intervention. However, he has shown no proof to back his claim, and with the US President under pressure to provide evidence for his latest outburst, the White House has appeared to pull out every trick in the book to soften the claim
The president used the word ‘wiretapped’ in quotes to mean broadly surveillance and other activities during that (Obama's administration) —SEAN SPICER, White House press secretary
I don't have any evidence... I'm happy the House Intelligence Committee are investigating... There are many ways to surveil... like microwaves that turn into cameras — KELLYANNE CONWAY, top White House aide
The president of the US, if he has information that would indicate that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower, he should come forward —JOHN MCCAIN, former presidential nominee
As you all know, the president is a neophyte in politics. And I think a lot of the things he says, you guys sometimes take literally — DEVIN NUNES, the chairman of the House intelligence committee
I’ve not seen anything directly that would support what the president has said —JASON CHAFFETZ, US House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee