washington republican chairman u.s. house representatives intelligence committee set political firestorm wednesday say communications members donald trump transition team catch incidental surveillance target foreigners representative devin nunes say news conference possible president trump communications also intercept disseminate among u.s. intelligence agencies white house seize nunes remark cite anonymous source bolster trump unproven assertion former president barack obama administration spy incoming president nunes say proof lawmakers party fbi director short late trump spokesman sean spic cite nunes comment white house news brief think startle revelation lot question need get ask spic say democrats denounce nunes statements highly unusual chairman intelligence committee top democrat committee say members inform imply nunes give political cover president intelligence report communications appear unmask identity trump associate name widely share among agencies nunes say say possible trump communications also collect national security agency routinely collect electronic communications foreigners variety surveillance tool information americans also sometimes incidentally gather someone communicate foreign target typically name americans make anonymous mask foreign intelligence report unless intelligence agency determine identity person relevant national security criminal investigation unclear report nunes cite contain unmask name u.s. government source say logical normal communications trump aid would incidentally intercept u.s. agencies election give would interest talk foreign governments trump take office jan. 20. two days ago director federal bureau investigation jam comey tell hear nunes committee agency conduct criminal investigation potential link trump associate russia attempt influence 2016 u.s. election benefit trump recently confirm numerous occasion intelligence community ... collect information u.s. citizens involve trump transition say nunes trump transition team nunes say refer intelligence report communications collect foreign intelligence surveillance act want clear none surveillance relate russia investigation russian activities trump team say trump say felt somewhat vindicate nunes announcement brief nunes fbi head comey monday say trump claim groundless accord nunes conversations question collect legally november december january interview cnn committee lead democrat adam schiff say chairman need decide whether chairman independent investigation conduct include allegations potential coordination trump campaign russians go act surrogate white house both nunes remark appear tie line question republicans monday hear importance identify prosecute responsible intelligence leak republicans focus much discussion issue release name unmask trump associate investigation trump fire former national security adviser general mike flynn revelation speak russian ambassador sergei kislyak transition leak press call catch surveillance intercept nunes appear suggest intelligence report intercept flynn conversations exist former intelligence officials democrats say nunes announcement highly unusual chairman intelligence committee schiff say consult nunes news conference nunes decision share information white house inform committee profound irregularity schiff say add credible investigation conduct way schiff say unmask u.s. person may appropriate context investigation u.s. intelligence agencies accuse russia seek influence presidential election trump favor democratic candidate hillary clinton hack computer systems spread disinformation russia deny allegations nunes say concern whether u.s. intelligence agencies spy trump brief republican house speaker paul ryan news conference go white house share information admiral mike rogers director national security agency ask republicans monday hear agency policies unmask name americans whose communications incidentally collect foreign surveillance program rogers say 20 nsa employees include authority unmask identity american communications senior officials cia fbi justice department make request ask many americans unmask since june 2016 rogers say know lawmaker say u.s. foreign surveillance 'unmasked trump associate