To the Point

Getting answers on phone taps, Russia and leaking

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 20, 2017 National

The Directors of the FBI and the NSA testified on Capitol Hill today there's no evidence for President Trump's claim he was wire-tapped by former President Obama. We'll hear about that and the investigation into Russian tampering with last year's presidential campaign.

Photo: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 20, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Luke Vander Ploeg, Katie Cooper, Yael Even Or