British intelligence called “nonsense” reports of his surveillance of the trump
MOSCOW, 17 Mar — RIA Novosti. The government of the UK responsible for the conduct of signals intelligence, called the American media about his alleged involvement in the wiretapping of American President Donald trump is not worthy of attention “nonsense”.
Earlier, the TV channel Fox News, citing intelligence sources reported that former President Barack Obama ordered surveillance trump the British secret service to eliminate the “American footprint”. Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer announced information of the channel, noting that “publication on this subject and the common sense thought-provoking”.
“The recent assumption made in the media that GCHQ (government communications Centre in the UK) were asked to listen to the elected President — this is utter nonsense. They are ridiculous and do not deserve any attention”, — quotes the Financial Times, the statement of the representative of the British Ministry.
Previously, trump said that during his election campaign the former head of state Barack Obama instructed to listen to his headquarters. Evidence trump is not provided. He asked Congress to investigate the matter. In Congress debate whether to give Obama such instructions. The FBI gave leaks to the media that the Director of the Bureau, James Comey was outraged by the assumptions trump. Officially, the FBI and the Department of justice, these statements do not comment.