Spicer: Trump won’t withdraw Obama wiretapping accusations

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday said that President Trump won’t withdraw his claim that former President Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 election.

“Why would he withdraw it until it’s adjudicated?” Spicer asked.

Spicer wouldn’t comment further during Tuesday’s briefing about whether there is evidence to support Trump’s accusation and said that the House and Senate intelligence committees should look into the president’s claim.

{mosads}When CNN’s Jim Acosta followed up with a question if Trump regrets raising the accusation, Spicer immediately responded, “Absolutely not.”

“And I think that what he wants them to do is look into wiretapping, other surveillance, and again, as I mentioned before, the other leaks that are threatening our national security,” Spicer continued.

Spicer reiterated that the intelligence committees in both chambers need to investigate both Trump’s wiretapping allegation and the leaks coming out of the White House.

“I think the appropriate thing to do is ask the House and Senate to look into it,” Spicer said.

Over the weekend, Trump tweeted a claim — without any evidence — that the former president wiretapped Trump Tower to monitor him ahead of the November election.