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Wiretapping firestorm, renewed White House rift

March 6, 2017 / 7:20 AM EST / CBS News

Wiretapping firestorm

Senior FBI officials called Justice Department officials Saturday asking them to publicly reject President Trump’s assertion that then-President Obama ordered the wiretapping of then-candidate Trump’s phones, CBS News’ Jeff Pegues reports, citing law enforcement sources. The request came from FBI Director James Comey, who disputed the claim because it falsely suggested that the FBI broke the law.

Reopened hostilities

President Trump’s accusations of wiretapping have reignited a long-simmering feud with former President Obama. Mr. Trump claimed Saturday that his predecessor engaged in McCarthyism and called Mr. Obama a “bad or sick guy.” The tweeted attacks broke an uneasy truce between the two men since the White House transition. The rift is upending presidential norms.

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