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## Video: Above Sean Spicer's Pay Grade

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_Published 2017-03-08. The White House is still struggling to defend President Donald Trump's allegation of wiretapping by former President Barack Obama_


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### Obama Spokesman Says President Trump's Wiretapping Claim Is 'Simply False'

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## Transcript

When it dealt with Hillary Clinton there was complete outrage about the leaks that occurred, members calling for investigations of the leaks. It's interesting how there is sort of a double- standard with when the leaks occur how much outrage there is. I think he is very concerned about the allegations that are our there in terms of what may or may not happen. It is an allegation. It is something that we are not gonna confirm at this time. But as you can imagine from the president's previous comments he is extremely concerned about this, about these allegations. About the potential that something, if this were true, would have on our national security.

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