White House: No apology to British government over spying claims

[applegrove]

By Ben Westcott, Dan Merica and Jim Sciutto, CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/gchq-trump-wiretap-denial/index.html

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Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sean Spicer flatly denied Friday that the White House apologized to the British government after citing an uncorroborated Fox News report to allege that a UK intelligence agency spied on President Donald Trump at the behest of former President Barack Obama.

Earlier in the day, however, a senior administration official told CNN that Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster offered what amounted to an apology to the British government for Spicer's comments on Thursday, when he cited a Fox News report that said British intelligence helped wiretap Trump Tower during the 2016 campain.

"I don't think we regret anything," Spicer told reporters at a gaggle Friday afternoon. Asked by CNN's Jim Acosta if there was an apology by the administration to the British government over the matter, Spicer replied, "No, we were just passing on news reports."

Earlier Friday, a White House official told CNN that McMaster spoke with his British counterpart on Thursday about Spicer's comment.


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[applegrove]

1. Should we be picking ranks for which country of group of people are going to be

scapegoated or thrown under the bus next by the Trump WH? We could place bets. Every week a new group to blame.

[dalton99a]

2. So it's ok for the White House to use its podium to transmit sheer fiction and bullshit.

[Docreed2003]

3. Utmost arrogance....

We're sorry that we insulted you but we're going to keep doing what we do...that's the message and their faux apology means less than jack shit...we're the damn laughingstock of the world. Thanks Donnie!

[pokerfan]

4. "I'm not sorry!"

[smirkymonkey]

5. This is madness.

It's really out of control. You just don't do these things unless you have iron-clad proof.

Is it possible for other countries to stage an intervention (non-military) in International Court against Trump and other members of our government? We are becoming a legitimate threat toward the rest of the civilized world.