WASHINGTON — The House intelligence committee asked the executive branch to provide by Monday any evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that his phones were tapped at Trump Tower during the election, a senior congressional aide said Saturday. In a tweet last weekend, Trump accused his predecessor, Barack Obama, of ordering the tap. Trump has not provided evidence to support his claim and has asked Congress to investigate. Advertisement Continue reading the main story"We should be able to determine in fairly short order whether this allegation is true or false," Schiff told reporters Tuesday evening at the Capitol. Declaring that Congress "must get to the bottom" of Trump's claim, Sens.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2017 22:06 UTC