President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor “wiretapped” him during the campaign was disputed by FBI Director James Comey at a congressional hearing on Monday, leading multiple news outlets to mark the accusation as a “lie.”
Mother Jones: “FBI Director Comey (Kind of) Calls Trump a Liar and Says Trump-Russia Links Still Being Probed”
New Republic: “The Nixonian Strategy Behind Trump’s Obama Lie”
Chicago Sun Times: “Casual lie by Trump White House can’t derail FBI’s Russia probe”
New York Times: “All the President’s Lies”
The Root: “James Comey: Trump Is a Liar and Yes, We’re Looking Into Russia Ties (I’m Paraphrasing a Bit)”
Elite Daily: “Why Trump’s Latest Lie Could Actually Be The One To Get Him Impeached”
The Hill: “Dem rep: Trump lying on wiretap claims”
Newser: “One Post-Comey Assessment: ‘Our President Is a Liar’”
Gizmodo: “FBI Head Says He Has ‘No Information’ to Support Trump’s Bullshit Wiretapping Claim”