President Trump’s spokesman Wednesday said the White House doesn’t believe the president is the target of a government investigation, moments after urging Congress to find out if there’s a counter-intelligence operation being waged against the president.
“We have no reason to think that the president is the target of any investigation,” said White House press secretary Sean Spicer at the daily press briefing, after being handed a note by colleagues.
But several minutes earlier, when asked if the president is the target of counter-intelligence operation raising accusations about links to Russia, Mr. Spicer replied, “I think that’s what we need to find out.”
The president has asked the House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate government leaks about his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia, and whether President Obama ordered a wiretap of his campaign headquarters last year.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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