White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer mounted a vigorous, albeit unwieldy, defense of President Trump's accusation that he was wiretapped by President Obama during the presidential campaign, despite agreement from the Republican and Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate Intelligence committees that no evidence backs Trump's claim. "He stands by it," Spicer told reporters during his daily press briefing Thursday. But that was hardly the beginning or the end of the conversation, which made for an unusual press briefing full of filibustering and confrontation. But when a New York Times reporter tried to ask a question about the subject, Spicer balked at calling on him. "You seem to know all the answers," Spicer said at one point, when CNN reporter Jim Acosta quoted Senate intelligence leaders and pressed Spicer to show evidence contradicting them.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 16, 2017 22:23 UTC