(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)President Trump suggested without evidence Wednesday that Susan E. Rice, former national security adviser in his predecessor’s administration, may have committed a crime in requesting the identities of Trump campaign associates that were contained in classified intelligence reports. Yes, I think,” he said, when asked whether Rice had committed a crime. Rice has said that the pace of intelligence reports on Russian meddling increased beginning in the summer of 2016. There is no evidence that Rice improperly requested that names be unmasked. Trump has also claimed, without evidence, that Obama ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the election.

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2017 22:59 UTC