[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 46 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H2090-H2091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
(Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I have introduced a resolution of
inquiry requesting that the President and Attorney General provide the
House with any evidence in their possession relating to President
Trump's claims that President Obama illegally ordered the wiretapping
of Trump Tower, a task not welcomed but necessitated by the President's
seemingly baseless accusations that the Obama administration wiretapped
Trump Tower during the Presidential campaign. These accusations should
be taken literally and seriously.
As a member of the Intelligence Committee, I have seen absolutely no
evidence that supports the President's claims. President Trump and the
Department of Justice have a responsibility to completely clarify the
President's statement on Twitter.
If the White House and Department of Justice are unable to produce
this evidence, as I suspect will be the case, the President owes the
American people a thorough and immediate explanation and apology.
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