President Trump has not spoken to his FBI director about his claims that former President Barack Obama tapped his phones last year, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer – who put the onus on Congress to investigate the widely disputed allegations. He added that Trump’s tweets should be taken “at face value” and pushed back on reports the White House was attempting to walk back the claims. Yet asked at Tuesday's briefing if Trump has spoken to Comey, Spicer said: "The president has not." Spicer reasoned that if the White House were to get involved in investigating the claims the president made on Twitter, the media would in turn attack the White House for getting involved, “so it’s a no-win situation.”The White House now wants Congress to probe the allegations, while defending Trump for making them. On Monday, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told “Fox & Friends” she could not “reveal” when the president first heard of possible wiretapping in Trump Tower.

Source: Fox News March 07, 2017 21:24 UTC