Speaking to reporters from the White House briefing room without cameras present, White House press secretary Sean Spicer referred reporters to his weekend statement calling on the House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate the wiretapping charges as part of their broader probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He refused to add clarity or context to Trump’s Twitter missives, saying neither the president nor the White House would comment further until the congressional investigations are completed. In perhaps the clearest sign of the uncomfortable situation the president’s tweets created for his aides, the normally media-hungry White House went largely dark Monday. On Monday, the White House attempted to defend Trump’s claim that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. Ultimately, the White House all but stated that the best person to explain or defend the president’s claims was the president himself.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 23:59 UTC