US makes formal apology to Britain after White House accuses GCHQ of wiretapping Trump Tower

{US|ALL OF US|PEOPLE|US ALL|YOU} makes formal apology {to|in order to|to be able to|for you to|to help} Britain after White {House|Home|Residence|Property|Household} accuses GCHQ of wiretapping Trump Tower

The US {has made|made|has turned|has produced|has created} a formal apology to {Britain|The uk|The united kingdom|Great britain|The british isles} after the White House {accused|charged|offender|arrested|falsely accused} GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald {Trump|Overcome}.

Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated {a|the|any|some sort of|a new} claim on Thursday {evening|night|night time|nighttime|morning} - initially made by {an|a good|a great|a|the} analyst on Fox {News|Information|Media|Reports|Announcement} - that GCHQ {was used|utilized} by Mr Obama {to|in order to|to be able to|for you to|to help} spy on Trump Tower {in the|within the|inside the|from the|inside} lead-up to last November's election.

The comments prompted {a|the|any|some sort of|a new} furious response from GCHQ, which in a break {from|through|coming from|via|by} normal practice issued {a|the|any|some sort of|a new} public statement: "Recent {allegations|accusations|suggestions} made by media commentator {Judge|Determine|Assess|Ascertain|Evaluate} Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to {conduct|carry out|perform|do|carryout} 'wiretapping' against the then president-elect are {nonsense|non-sense}. They are {utterly|absolutely|entirely|completely|totally} ridiculous and should be {ignored|overlooked|disregarded|avoided|terminated}. "
Intelligence sources {told|informed|advised|explained to|instructed} The Telegraph that {both|each|the two|both equally|equally} Mr Spicer and {General|Common|Basic|Standard|Typical} McMaster, the US National {Security|Protection|Safety|Safety measures|Security and safety} Adviser, have apologised {over the|on the|within the|covering the|in the} claims. "The apology {came|arrived|emerged|came up|followed} direct from them, " {a|the|any|some sort of|a new} source said.

General McMaster contacted Sir Mark Lyall Grant, the Prime Minister's {National|Nationwide|Countrywide|Country wide|State} Security adviser, to apologise for the comments. Mr Spicer conveyed his apology {through|via|by means of|by way of|by} Sir Kim Darroch, Britain's US ambassador.

Mr Spicer had earlier repeated {claims|statements|promises|states|says} that Barack Obama {used|utilized|applied|employed|made use of} GCHQ to spy on {Mr|Mister|Mr.} Trump before he {became|grew to become|grew to be|started to be|evolved into} president.

"He’s able to get {it|this|that|the idea|the item} and there’s no {American|United states|Us|Usa|North american} fingerprints on it, " {Mr|Mister|Mr.} Spicer said of the {intelligence|cleverness|brains|intellect|thinking ability} supposedly provided to {Mr|Mister|Mr.} Obama by Britain.

"Three intelligence sources have {informed|educated|knowledgeable|well informed|advised} Fox News that {President|Leader|Us president|Chief executive|Director} Obama went outside the {chain|cycle|string|sequence|company} of command - {he|this individual|he or she|they|he / she} didn't use the NSA, {he|this individual|he or she|they|he / she} didn't use the CIA, {he|this individual|he or she|they|he / she} didn't use the FBI {and he|and|as well as} didn't use the Department of Justice {-|--|:|rapid|instructions} he used GCHQ. {"|inch|inches|very well|micron}
Mrs May's official spokesman said the White {House|Home|Residence|Property|Household} has assured the Government {that|which|that will|in which|this} allegations that British {intelligence|cleverness|brains|intellect|thinking ability} services spied on {Donald|Jesse} Trump will not be repeated.

{The Government|The federal government|The us government|The us govenment|Government entities} "made clear" to the {US|ALL OF US|PEOPLE|US ALL|YOU} that the "ridiculous" claims {should be|ought to be|must be|needs to be|really should be} ignored and received {assurances|guarantees|promises|caractère|aisance} in return that they will not be {repeated|repetitive|recurring|frequent|duplicated}, showing that the administration {does not|will not|would not|is not going to|doesn't} give them any credence, Mrs May's spokesman said.

{Tim|Ricky|Claire|Harry|Bob} Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader, described Mr Spicer's comments as "shameful".

"Trump is compromising the {vital|essential|important|crucial|critical} UK-US security relationship {to try to|to attempt to|to try and|to|as a measure to} cover his own embarrassment, {"|inch|inches|very well|micron} he said. "This {harms|causes harm to|negatively affects} our and US {security|protection|safety|safety measures|security and safety}. "

A White {House|Home|Residence|Property|Household} official said: "Ambassador {Kim|Betty|Ellie|Believe|Hope} Darroch and Sir {Mark|Tag|Indicate|Draw|Symbol} Lyall expressed their {concerns|issues|worries|problems|fears} to Sean Spicer {and|as well as|and also|along with|in addition to} General McMaster.

"Mr Spicer and General McMaster {both|each|the two|both equally|equally} explained that he was {simply|just|basically|merely|easily} pointing to public {reports|reviews|studies|information|accounts} and not endorsing any {specific|particular|certain|precise|distinct} story. "
Susan {Rice|Grain|Hemp|Almond}, National Security Adviser {for|with regard to|regarding|intended for|to get} former president Barack Obama, tweeted:

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The president is {under|below|beneath|underneath|within} increasing pressure to {justify|warrant|rationalize|explain|rationalise} his claims, which {his|their|his or her|the|his / her} opponents charge calls {the whole|the entire|the complete|the full|an entire} integrity of his {administration|management|supervision|government|operations} into question.

In an attempt to {provide|offer|supply|present|give} credibility to the claims, {Mr|Mister|Mr.} Spicer quoted from a {series of|number of|group of|compilation of|few} articles which discussed {surveillance|monitoring|security|ccd|cctv}.

He referenced comments {made|created|produced|built|manufactured} earlier this week on {Fox|Sibel|He|Monk|Relaxing} News TV by {former|previous|ex -|past|ex-} judge Andrew Napolitano {in relation to|with regards to|regarding|in terms of|relating to} Mr Trump's controversial {claim that|declare that|which} wiretaps had been installed {at|in|from|with|on} his New York residence:

{Last|Final|Previous|Very last|Continue} on Fox News, {on|upon|in|about|with} March 14th, Judge {Andrew|Toby|Tim|John|Claire} Napolitano made the following {statement|declaration|assertion|affirmation|report}:

Three intelligence sources {have|possess|have got|get|include} informed Fox News {that|which|that will|in which|this} President Obama went {outside the|beyond the|outside of the|away from|beyond your} chain of command. {He|This individual|He or she|They|He / she} didn't use the NSA, {he|this individual|he or she|they|he / she} didn't use the CIA, {he|this individual|he or she|they|he / she} didn't use the FBI {and he|and|as well as} didn't use the Department of Justice.

{He|This individual|He or she|They|He / she} used GCHQ. What is {that|which|that will|in which|this}? It's the initials for the {British|Uk|English|British isles|United kingdom} intelligence-finding agency. So , {simply by|by simply|by just|merely by|just by} having two people saying to {them|all of them|these|these people|these individuals} president needs transcripts {of|associated with|regarding|involving|connected with} conversations involving candidate Trump's conversations, involving president-elect {Trump|Overcome}, he's able to get it {and|as well as|and also|along with|in addition to} there's no American fingerprints {on this|with this|about this|for this|within this}. Putting the published {accounts|trading accounts|addresses|webpage|health care data} and common-sense together, {this leads to|this may lead to|this can lead to|leading to} a lot.

British officials {were|had been|have been|were being|ended up} quick to rubbish {Mr|Mister|Mr.} Napolitano's claims earlier {this week|soon|immediately|now|as soon as possible}. A government source {reportedly|apparently|supposedly} said the claim {was|had been|has been|ended up being|seemed to be} "totally untrue and {quite frankly|to be honest|truth be told|to be hones} absurd".

The British {official|recognized|established|public|standard} told Reuters that {under|below|beneath|underneath|within} British law, GCHQ "can only gather intelligence {for|with regard to|regarding|intended for|to get} national security purposes" {and|as well as|and also|along with|in addition to} noted that a US {election|political election|selection|will} "clearly doesn't meet {that|which|that will|in which|this} criteria".

Mr Spicer’s {press|push|click|hit|media} conference on Thursday {was held|happened|occured} shortly after the senate {intelligence|cleverness|brains|intellect|thinking ability} committee published a statement {saying|stating|expressing|declaring|telling} they had no evidence {for|with regard to|regarding|intended for|to get} Mr Trump's claim, {made|created|produced|built|manufactured} on March 4, {that|which|that will|in which|this} Mr Obama ordered wiretaps on Trump Tower.

{tag|label|marking|indicate|point}: USA, REPUBLICANS, SEAN SPICER, GCHQ, DONALD TRUMP, BARACK OBAMA, WHITE HOUSE