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| Donald Trump wiretapping claims: NSA director denies GCHQ was asked to spy on Trump Tower | Donald Trump wiretapping claims: NSA director denies GCHQ was asked to spy on Trump Tower |
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| The head of America’s National Security Agency (NSA) has denied claims the intelligence organisation asked Britain's GCHQ to spy on Donald Trump when he was running for president. | |
| Admiral Mike Rogers was questioned on claims that the UK spy agency was involved in monitoring Trump Tower. | Admiral Mike Rogers was questioned on claims that the UK spy agency was involved in monitoring Trump Tower. |
| He denied there was any involvement by the British and said he agreed with GCHQ’s assessment of the claims as “nonsense” and “utterly ridiculous”. | He denied there was any involvement by the British and said he agreed with GCHQ’s assessment of the claims as “nonsense” and “utterly ridiculous”. |
| Asked if the claims damaged the US-UK intelligence relationship, Adm Rogers replied: "I think it clearly frustrates a key ally of ours." | |
| Democrat committee member Adam Schiff added: “It certainly wouldn’t endear the British intelligence service to continue working with us, would it? | |
| The NSA chief replied: “I believe that the relationship is strong enough that this is something we will be able to deal with.” | |
| “But it is not helpful?” Mr Schiff asked. | |
| “Yes sir,” Adm Rogers responded. | |
| The NSA director also reacted to Mr Trump’s comments at a recent press conference with Angela Merkel that both the US President and the German chancellor had something in common – they had been wiretapped during Barack Obama’s administration. | |
| Adm Rogers said those comments “certainly complicate things”. | |
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