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Originally Posted by Damien

Trump has also repeated the accusation that Obama hacked his phone (unless it was a joke, only read the text).

Financial Times
An unrepentant Donald Trump refused to retract accusations the UK spied on his presidential campaign last year, saying the White House was only repeating reports from a “talented legal mind” when it publicly aired the allegations.
Despite efforts by senior administration officials to placate an angry ally by reassuring Downing Street it would not repeat accusations, Mr Trump showed no regret about the actions of Sean Spicer, the White House spokesman who read out the allegations during his televised briefing on Thursday.
“We said nothing,” Mr Trump said at a news conference. “All we did is quote a very talented legal mind,” citing a legal analyst on Fox News. Brushing aside potential damage to its closest intelligence relationship, Mr Spicer added: “I don’t think we regret anything.”
The hardline stance came despite a “private conversation” between Sir Kim Darroch, Britain’s ambassador to Washington, and Mr Spicer on Thursday and a separate phone call between the two countries’ national security advisers that were characterised as full of “regret and contrition” by those briefed on the exchanges.

https://www.ft.com/content/6ec3dfca-...a-903b21361b43 "Trump unrepentant in wake of UK spying accusations"