FBI director James Comey has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of his phone before he was elected United States president.
Mr. Comey reportedly asked the US justice department (DOJ) to publicly reject Saturday’s allegation, according to the New York Times and NBC.
He is said to have asked for this because the allegation implies the FBI broke the law.
The BBC reports that the DOJ has not commented on the matter.
US media quoted officials as saying that Mr. Comey believed there was no evidence to support Mr. Trump’s allegation.
The Republican president, who faces intense scrutiny over alleged Russian interference in support of his presidential bid, made the claims in a series of tweets on Saturday.
He offered no evidence to support his allegation that phones at Trump Tower were tapped last year.
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