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)”
The Hill: “Dem rep: Trump lying on wiretap claims”