Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), pictured last month, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to top FBI and Justice Department officials Wednesday asking for warrant applications related to any possible wiretaps of the Trump team. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)Two leading members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the FBI and the Justice Department to hand over any warrant applications related to possible wiretaps of Donald Trump and his team after the president accused his predecessor of illegally tracking his conversations. related to wiretaps of President Trump, the Trump Campaign, or Trump Tower.”Boente was recently put in charge of such issues at the Justice Department after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from matters pertaining to the Trump campaign. “We would take any abuse of wiretapping authorities for political purposes very seriously,” Graham and Whitehouse wrote. Comey has already asked the Justice Department to refute Trump’s accusation.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2017 18:32 UTC