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The fbi director and been told theres no evidence -- >> asked and answered. interesting how you jump to all the conclusions about what they have and dont. seem to have all the answers. end of the day -- >> >> hold on jim. vast amount of reporting i just detailed about activity in the 2016. theres no question there was surveillance techniques used throughout this by variety of outlets reporting. when you ask those two people whether or not -- as chairman nunez said yesterday, take it literally --...

Acosta sitting there in cool way pointing out none of it backs up original claims about wiretapping, president obama supposedly wiretapping trump tower. here we have a white house all of a sudden in many ways the least curious party in this right? at any moment president trump can pick up phone, call doj, call the fbi and get information to this. passed buck to congress and congress came back and said found no evidence of surveillance of trump tower so ere he is relying on media reports, some of...

What youre refusing to answer, question youre refusing to answer is whether or not the president still believes -- >> i just saidt to jonathan. >> senate and house intelligence committee, leaders from both parties on both panels saying they dont see evidence of wiretapping so how can the president go on and continue -- >> because youre mischaracterizing what chairman nunez said. he said i think its possible. hes following up. to suggest that. stating unequivocally. >> if you take him literally, ...

White house president secretary sean spicer in combative briefing defending president trumps false allegation that he was wiretapped by president obama. bring in jim acosta and michael c. bender, reporter for the "wall street journal." you have a tough job lately. jim, watching you, its tough. going to have to hire a food taster. another raucous press briefing. what was it like to be there? >> it sort of feels like i go in every day and dont know what to expect, honestly. because i think one mom...

And how he conducted himself? >> it just continues to get bizarre. scary question that jim is asking. ive been covering trump since 2015 and asking that question, how long can this continue? since then. im a little nervous trying to answer it at this point. but spicer is up there, one in a difficult job. jim did a good job asking the questions. its no the easy i to ask the tough questions. its not easy to take questions when you have no answer right? thats what they did. stood up and filibustere...

John saki, and andre bauer and jim acosta. i think we have enough people to discuss this. i hope. >> me too. >> jims had plenty of face time. >> ill get out of here. >> hes in the bureau and they kicked him off the white house lawn. kidding. people will believe that. >> rightfully so. >> talk more about sean spicers wild and angry press conference. this administration gone out of the way to attack reporters and media but provides a laundry list of reports to prove presidents claims? are you kidd...