UK spy agency denies Trump wiretap
By Reuters
17 March 2017 |
4:49 am
UK intelligence agency GCHQ has reportedly issued a statement to British media denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign, in what would be a highly unusual move for the government listening post.
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