U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to dispute President Donald Trump's allegation that former President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap on telephones at Trump Tower in New York last year.

U.S. officials who spoke to the Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Times said Comey's request followed Trump's accusation on Twitter Saturday. Trump has offered no evidence to support his claim.

What is not clear is why Comey has not disputed the statement himself. He was FBI director under Obama, and his department has been a lead in the ongoing investigation of Russian influence on last year's election.

Under U.S. law, a president cannot order someone's phone to be wiretapped. Such a move would require approval by a federal judge and be based on reasonable grounds to suspect why a citizen's telephone calls should be monitored.

Obama's Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Trump's charge simply false. "There was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate or against his campaign," Clapper told NBC.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said in a statement Sunday his committee "will make inquiries into whether the government was conducting surveillance activities on any political party's campaign officials or surrogates."The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, said Trump's accusation was based on "conspiracy-based news."

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a statement Sunday saying the president is requesting the committees to "determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2024." He added that neither Trump nor the White House would offer further comment "until such oversight is conducted."

美國(guó)聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長(zhǎng)科米要求司法部對(duì)川普總統(tǒng)的指控提出異議，川普稱前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬去年下令對(duì)紐約的川普大廈的電話進(jìn)行竊聽。

與美聯(lián)社、華盛頓郵報(bào)和紐約時(shí)報(bào)交談過的美國(guó)官員們說，科米是在川普總統(tǒng)星期六在推特上做出指控后提出這一要求的。川普沒有提供支持他這一說法的證據(jù)。

不清楚的是，為什么科米自己沒有對(duì)川普的聲明提出異議。他是奧巴馬在任時(shí)的聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長(zhǎng)，他的部門一直是調(diào)查俄羅斯對(duì)去年美國(guó)大選影響的主導(dǎo)機(jī)構(gòu)。

根據(jù)美國(guó)法律，總統(tǒng)不能下令竊聽某人的電話。這種做法需要聯(lián)邦法官的批準(zhǔn)，并要基于合理的懷疑，為什么要監(jiān)聽該公民的電話交談。

奧巴馬時(shí)期的國(guó)家情報(bào)局局長(zhǎng)詹姆斯·克拉珀稱川普的指控純屬捏造。克拉珀在NBC的節(jié)目上說，“沒有對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)的當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)，或他作為候選人時(shí)，或針對(duì)他的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)，進(jìn)行過這樣的竊聽”。

國(guó)會(huì)眾議院情報(bào)委員會(huì)主席努涅斯在一份聲明中說，該委員會(huì)“將調(diào)查政府是否對(duì)任何政黨的競(jìng)選官員或其助理進(jìn)行監(jiān)視活動(dòng)”。該委員會(huì)最資深的民主黨人亞當(dāng)·希夫說，川普的指控是“基于陰謀論的資訊”。

白宮資訊秘書斯派塞周日發(fā)表聲明說，川普總統(tǒng)要求委員會(huì)“確定行政部門是否在2024年濫用其調(diào)查權(quán)力”。他補(bǔ)充說，在調(diào)查得出結(jié)論之前，川普總統(tǒng)和白宮都不會(huì)做出進(jìn)一步的評(píng)論。

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to dispute President Donald Trump's allegation that former President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap on telephones at Trump Tower in New York last year.

U.S. officials who spoke to the Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Times said Comey's request followed Trump's accusation on Twitter Saturday. Trump has offered no evidence to support his claim.

What is not clear is why Comey has not disputed the statement himself. He was FBI director under Obama, and his department has been a lead in the ongoing investigation of Russian influence on last year's election.

Under U.S. law, a president cannot order someone's phone to be wiretapped. Such a move would require approval by a federal judge and be based on reasonable grounds to suspect why a citizen's telephone calls should be monitored.

Obama's Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Trump's charge simply false. "There was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate or against his campaign," Clapper told NBC.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said in a statement Sunday his committee "will make inquiries into whether the government was conducting surveillance activities on any political party's campaign officials or surrogates."The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, said Trump's accusation was based on "conspiracy-based news."

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a statement Sunday saying the president is requesting the committees to "determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2024." He added that neither Trump nor the White House would offer further comment "until such oversight is conducted."

美國(guó)聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長(zhǎng)科米要求司法部對(duì)川普總統(tǒng)的指控提出異議，川普稱前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬去年下令對(duì)紐約的川普大廈的電話進(jìn)行竊聽。

與美聯(lián)社、華盛頓郵報(bào)和紐約時(shí)報(bào)交談過的美國(guó)官員們說，科米是在川普總統(tǒng)星期六在推特上做出指控后提出這一要求的。川普沒有提供支持他這一說法的證據(jù)。

不清楚的是，為什么科米自己沒有對(duì)川普的聲明提出異議。他是奧巴馬在任時(shí)的聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局局長(zhǎng)，他的部門一直是調(diào)查俄羅斯對(duì)去年美國(guó)大選影響的主導(dǎo)機(jī)構(gòu)。

根據(jù)美國(guó)法律，總統(tǒng)不能下令竊聽某人的電話。這種做法需要聯(lián)邦法官的批準(zhǔn)，并要基于合理的懷疑，為什么要監(jiān)聽該公民的電話交談。

奧巴馬時(shí)期的國(guó)家情報(bào)局局長(zhǎng)詹姆斯·克拉珀稱川普的指控純屬捏造。克拉珀在NBC的節(jié)目上說，“沒有對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)的當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)，或他作為候選人時(shí)，或針對(duì)他的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)，進(jìn)行過這樣的竊聽”。

國(guó)會(huì)眾議院情報(bào)委員會(huì)主席努涅斯在一份聲明中說，該委員會(huì)“將調(diào)查政府是否對(duì)任何政黨的競(jìng)選官員或其助理進(jìn)行監(jiān)視活動(dòng)”。該委員會(huì)最資深的民主黨人亞當(dāng)·希夫說，川普的指控是“基于陰謀論的資訊”。

白宮資訊秘書斯派塞周日發(fā)表聲明說，川普總統(tǒng)要求委員會(huì)“確定行政部門是否在2024年濫用其調(diào)查權(quán)力”。他補(bǔ)充說，在調(diào)查得出結(jié)論之前，川普總統(tǒng)和白宮都不會(huì)做出進(jìn)一步的評(píng)論。