Trump says spy infiltrated his campaign; lawyer casts doubt

President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department today of trying to frame him by planting a spy in his 2016 campaign an allegation his own lawyer said might not be true.

Promoting a theory that is circulating in conservative circles, Trump quoted Fox Business anchor David Asman and tweeted: "Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign.

This has never been done before and by any means necessary, they are out to frame Donald Trump for crimes he didn't commit." But Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani cast some doubt on that.

On whether there was an "informant" in the 2016 presidential campaign, Giuliani told CNN, "I don't know for sure, nor does the president, if there really was one," though he said they have long been told there was "some kind of infiltration."
Virginia Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, objected today to such demands, emphasising "the critical importance of protecting sources and methods."