FBI Finds No Evidence of Spies on Phones
The FBI investigated an allegation that Israeli spies had penetrated the White House and other government telephone systems, but more than a year of extensive work found no evidence of any breach, two senior U.S. law officials said Friday.
The two officials, who requested anonymity, said the FBI had identified no one to arrest during its investigation. One said the investigation is now inactive.
“There was extensive investigation, and there are just no facts to support the allegation,” one of the officials said. This official said the investigation had “100% complete support from the Justice Department and every other government agency” that would be needed to check such an allegation.
The probe is technically not closed, this official said. But it was described as being in the “pending inactive state because the allegation is so serious and in case something develops.”
A senior official said the White House had no indication that its phone system was compromised.
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