President Donald Trump said he felt vindicated in his claims that he was wiretapped by his predecessor Barack Obama after it emerged some of his communications were monitored and did appear in intelligence reports.

Mr Trump and members of his team were the subject of "incidental surveillance" in the months after his election win and their names appeared in reports widely circulated in the intelligence community.

Asked if he felt vindicated by the revelation Mr Trump said: "I somewhat do. I must tell you I somewhat do. I very much appreciated the fact that they found what they found."

It was the latest twist in a saga that began on March 4 when Mr Trump accused Mr Obama of having Trump Tower "wiretapped".

This week FBI Director James Comey said there was no evidence to back up Trump's assertions.

But Congressman Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating the allegations, said communications of Mr Trump and officials working for his transition team were "monitored" after the election.