White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said March 16 that GCHQ conducted surveillance on Donald Trump. GCHQ, Britain’s signals intelligence agency, responded in a rare public statement. White House has reportedly apologized to British government, a senior administration official says. The claim triggered a behind-the-scenes diplomatic spat, with British officials calling on their U.S. counterparts to account for their claims. The U.K. government is clearly determined to avoid being drawn into an increasingly “toxic row in Washington””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/britains-gchq-rebuts-ridiculous-trump-wiretap-claims-p-2424