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The British government denied that the GCHQ had been used to spy on Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential election, and the White House has promised on March 16, 2017 to not repeat those unfounded allegations.<ref name=wp317>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/17/britains-gchq-breaks-its-silence-to-slap-down-claim-it-was-involved-in-trump-wiretap/?utm_term=.6faee656350b|title=Britain: White House says it won’t repeat claims that a British agency wiretapped Trump|date=March 17, 2017|work=Washington Post|accessdate=March 18, 2017}}</ref> “Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct 'wire tapping' against the then President Elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored,” GCHQ said in a statement.<ref name=wp317/>  A conservative British newspaper then reported that the White House had apologized for White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer repeating those rumors at a press briefing.  An unnamed senior White House official stated:  

The British government denied that the GCHQ had been used to spy on Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential election, and the White House has promised on March 16, 2017 to not repeat those unfounded allegations.<ref name=wp317>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/17/britains-gchq-breaks-its-silence-to-slap-down-claim-it-was-involved-in-trump-wiretap/?utm_term=.6faee656350b|title=Britain: White House says it won’t repeat claims that a British agency wiretapped Trump|date=March 17, 2017|work=Washington Post|accessdate=March 18, 2017}}</ref> “Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct 'wire tapping' against the then President Elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored,” GCHQ said in a statement.<ref name=wp317/>  A conservative British newspaper then reported that the White House had apologized for White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer repeating those rumors at a press briefing.  An unnamed senior White House official stated:  

<blockquote>“Ambassador Kim Darroch and Sir Mark Lyall expressed their concerns to Sean Spicer and [[H.R. McMaster|General McMaster]]. Mr. Spicer and General McMaster explained that Mr. Spicer was simply pointing to public reports, not endorsing any specific story.”<ref name=wp317/></blockquote>

<blockquote>“Ambassador [[Kim Darroch]] and Sir Mark Lyall expressed their concerns to Sean Spicer and [[H.R. McMaster|General McMaster]]. Mr. Spicer and General McMaster explained that Mr. Spicer was simply pointing to public reports, not endorsing any specific story.”<ref name=wp317/></blockquote>

===U.S. leaks===

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