Fox News has pulled its senior legal analyst Andrew Napolitano off the air after he claimed that former President Barack Obama asked British intelligence to wiretap Donald Trump and his allies during the presidential campaign. On March 4, Trump tweeted, “Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower” before the November election. Napolitano repeated the claim in a column published by Fox News. Spicer’s comments drew an immediate rebuke from the British government, which called them “utterly ridiculous.” Spicer has not repeated his claims. Fox News host Shepard Smith, who has repeatedly challenged the Trump administration in recent weeks, said, “Fox News cannot confirm Judge Napolitano’s commentary.

Source: Forbes March 21, 2017 18:43 UTC