WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department has asked the House Intelligence Committee for more time to comply with its request to provide evidence of President Donald Trump’s allegation that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower. Trump had asked Congress to investigate his claim, which he tweeted about on March 4, that Barack Obama personally ordered surveillance on Trump Tower before the election. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said the committee would look into the matter as part of a broader inquiry into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. So far, there is no evidence that Trump’s allegation was anything but a conspiracy theory, perhaps picked up from a right-wing website. On Monday, he ignored a reporter’s question about whether the Justice Department would comply with the committee’s request.

Source: Huffington Post March 13, 2017 16:15 UTC