washington white house friday distance news report embrace day early britain top-secret eavesdrop agency monitor trump tower former u.s. president barack obama behest white house cite report fox news analyst seek defend president donald trump charge obama administration wiretapped 2016 election past two weeks trump aid press claim numerous ways include suggestions trump may monitor microwave television set white house provide proof support trump allegation head u.s. house senate intelligence panel include trump republican party reject chronology administration assertions march series early morning tweet trump accuse obama wire tap call bad sick guy trump spokesman sean spic say white house top lawyer examine options pursue claim march white house cite report potentially politically motivate investigations say trump want congressional intelligence committees examine whether executive branch investigative power abuse 2016. march spic suggest monitor may broad wire tap might conduct secret foreign intelligence eavesdrop warrant substantial report individuals source surveillance occur march spic say new proof trump allegation president absolutely regret tweet walk anything back regret march 12 senior white house adviser kellyanne conway suggest interview bergen county record newspaper monitor may conduct television set microwave turn cameras march 13 conway say comment previous day misconstrue continue air allegation president wiretapping trump tower spic say trump charge base report number news organizations include fox bbc new york time trump use word wiretapping ... span whole host surveillance type options spic say march 14 spic say trump extremely confident justice department would find evidence prove allegation march 15 republican democratic leaders house intelligence committee say see evidence wiretapping white house defend trump allegation trump say fox news interview submit things committee soon submit yet potentially serious situation march 16 republican democratic leaders senate intelligence committee house speaker paul ryan separately say proof trump charge spic say question surveillance techniques use cite litany news report justify allegation include assertion fox news analyst former new jersey judge andrew napolitano tell unidentified intelligence officials obama obtain transcripts trump conversations government communications headquarter gchq british agency monitor overseas communications march 17 administration back away fox news report british government say assure white house would repeat napolitano allegation dub nonsense gchq spokesman mr spic simply point public report endorse specific story say white house official timeline tvs microwave white house try explain wiretapping charge