The director of national intelligence at the time of the US election has denied there was any wire-tapping of Donald Trump or his campaign.
James Clapper also told NBC that he knew of no court order to allow monitoring of Trump Tower in New York.
Mr Trump had accused President Barack Obama of ordering the wire-tap but offered no evidence.
The White House has asked Congress to examine whether the Obama administration abused its powers.
Meanwhile, the New York Times quoted senior officials as saying that FBI director James Comey had asked the justice department to publicly dismiss Mr Trump’s allegation this weekend.
Read more: Trump wire-tap claim denied by ex-intelligence chief Clapper – BBC News
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