House Intel Dem: GOP chairman's revelations 'trumped up'
"If, in fact, this took place, it was incidental and it was done through what is legally allowed by the CIA when they are surveilling foreign persons," Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said during an appearance on MSNBC.
Doesn't matter if the incidental information came from surveillance of Russians or some other foreign entity, by the CIA or the NSA, or FBI. All three agencies, the CIA, NSA, and FBI stated there was NO warrant to "bug" "wiretap", "listen in", go through a mole hole, to listen to Trump in Trump Tower. If he or his people made contact with whomever the CIA, NSA, and FBI were monitoring, then they were picked up and it appears it was/maybe/or not, during the transition period.
Trump's accusation is he was wire-tapped (meaning intentionally bugged in some way - surveillance set up on purpose). All three agencies said he was not. I heard them in that committee and each said the president cannot request surveillance on anyone so Trump saying Obama did it, is typical lying Trump. End of story. Trump, however, will be saying this the rest of his life.