White House Tries to Soothe British Officials Over Trump's Wiretap Claim

By PETER BAKER and STEVEN ERLANGER MARCH 17, 2017

WASHINGTON — The White House has tried to soothe an angry Britain after suggesting that President Barack Obama used London’s spy agency to conduct secret surveillance on President Trump while he was a candidate last year.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that “we’ve received assurances from the White House that these allegations would not be repeated.”

The spokesman would not confirm that the White House had apologized, as the British media reported. “Let’s leave it that we’ve had reassurances that these allegations would not be repeated,” the spokesman said on condition of anonymity in keeping with British protocol.

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, contacted Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to Washington, on Thursday night to try to deal with the unusual rupture between the United States and its closest international ally. The White House did not immediately comment on Friday morning.

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