White House steps up accusations that Obama Administration spread intelligence about Trump

Declaring again that no evidence exists of any links between Russian actions in the 2016 elections and the campaign for President by Donald Trump, the White House on Friday forcefully argued that the real issue that deserves investigation by Congress is whether Obama Administration officials actively spread surveillance regarding the Trump campaign, both before the election and afterwards during the Trump Transition.

“People misused, mishandled, misdirected classified information, leaked it out, spread it out, violated civil liberties,” charged White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who argued it should concern “every single American.”

“Day by day, more and more we are seeing the