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Trump told reporters he 'didn't understand' FBI Director Christopher Wray's 'ridiculous' answer that the FBI didn't spy when looking into his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia

Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he "didn't understand" FBI Director Christopher Wray's "ridiculous" answer that the FBI didn't spy when looking into then-candidate Trump's ties to Russia during the 2016 election.

"Well, it's not the term I would use. Lots of people have different colloquial phrases," Wray said during Other former FBI officials have backed Wray's stance. Former FBI Director James Comey told CBS This Morning

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