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To support it. ahead of the deadline, one key lawmakers demanding an explanation. white house correspondent athena jones has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. the department of justice was sent a letter last week to provide all documents regarding the president's explosive wiretapping allegations against his predecessor. there is no case that the white house or department of justice is prepared to offer any evidence. this is something that members of congress, not just democrats, but republicans, very much want to see. here is what arizona senator john mccain had to sa...

To provide all relevant documents regarding the president's explosive wiretapping allegations against his predecessor. there is no indication that the white house or the department of justice is pre-tard pare to off evidence. many republicans very much want to see. here is what john mccain had to say about all this on state of the i don't know cunion. >> our director clapper said there was no truth to that allegation. i think the president has one of two choices. retract or provide the information that the american people deserve. >> reporter: one thing that is interest to note here, the depar...

Now, it's important to note that this is the president's prerogative. u.s. attorneys are political appointees and many past presidents have taken a similar steps. what is interesting here is that it was the speed and abruptness of those firings that is laysrag a lot of eyebrows. some u.s. attorneys only learned from media reports they were expected to hand in their resignations on friday. meanwhile an important deadline looms today. the house intelligence committee sent a letter to the department of justice last week asking the agency to provide all relevant documents regarding the president's...

Just a second. first let's get to cnn's jessica schneider, tracking the latest on where this wiretap investigation stands. jessica, any word yet from the justice department that they've provided any evidence or anything at all to the house intelligence committee on this? >> reporter: kate, no word yet. we're waiting. of course today is that deadline for the justice department to send any and all proof of president trump's explosive wiretapping allegation to the house committee that's leading this investigation. but it is unclear if the white house will have anything to hand over. for more th...