WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) sided with House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy in disputing President Donald Trump’s claims that “spies” infiltrated his 2016 presidential campaign. Speaking with reporters, Mr. Ryan on Wednesday said he had seen no evidence to contradict the assessment last week from Mr. Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation acted appropriately when it sent an informant to meet with two Trump campaign aides during the run-up to the 2016 election.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2018 17:03 UTC