Transcript for Spicer talks about what Trump meant in wiretapping tweets

John McCain's prison she. Information. He's Twitter. Those. Or or tracks they've. Well let's be clear the Department of Justice was asked to put. To send information to congress that wasn't the White House that was asked and any if you look at the president's tweet he said very clearly quote wiretap. In quotes there's been substantial. Discussion in several reports. That did Brett Baer from fox from Johns. On March 3 talked about evidence of wiretapping there's been reports in your times in the BBC and other outlets about other aspects of surveillance and have occurred. The president was very clear in his tweet it was you know wiretapping. That that spans all Allston surveillance types of options does the president now he wants to investigate. Over U observers. In response. By our. Well let's let's get their first any to start tape presume. What the outcomes going to be before the house and senate look at all of the evidence. And information reports that are presented him with Ian that presumption is on your real when he says. Expire. Well again let's let's get back I think there's two things important about. When he said I think recognizing that it's the or why he doesn't really think that President Obama went up and tapped his phone personally I think. But but I leaders say there's no question that the Obama administration. That there were actions about surveillance and other activities that are Garnett went sixteen election. That is a widely. Reported. Activity that occurred back then the president used the word wiretapping quotes to mean broadly surveillance and other activities. During that he's currently that whatever the president says something we can be trusted to be. If he's not joking of course. But in the case all the equipment failure as the hold on. Okay now what your point if if he's mean he every time that he speaks sort of the he added that he speaks he's. That he's being at present a United States that three million Americans but only. And he still needs Eric does believe he does believe it.

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