White House demands probe into Trump's 'wire tapping' claims

The White House is demanding that a probe into Russian interference in last year's US presidential election also examine claims that former President Barack Obama had telephones at Trump Tower wire tapped.

White House officials said they want the congressional committees to determine whether "executive branch investigative powers" were abused in 2016 - a reference to President Donald Trump's claim of wire tapping in a series of tweets on Saturday.