The Latest: McCain slams airing of wiretapping information

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of wiretapping (all times local):

7:50 a.m.

Sen. John McCain says it is "disturbing" that the chairman of the House intelligence committee is publicly airing often-secret information.

McCain spoke Thursday on NBC's "Today Show," responding to Republican Rep. Devin Nunes' statements that Trump transition officials' communications may have been scooped up in legal surveillance and then improperly distributed.

McCain said no new information has come out to refute FBI Director James Comey, who this week rejected President Donald Trump's claims that then-President Barack Obama wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the election.

Of the investigation into the Trump campaign's connections with Russia, McCain said that in situations like this: "There's always additional information that comes out before it's concluded."

Looking ahead, McCain says that a special committee is needed to review the matter.

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3:30 a.m.

The chairman of the House intelligence committee says private communications of Donald Trump and his presidential transition team may have been scooped up by American intelligence officials monitoring other targets and improperly distributed throughout spy agencies.

Republican Rep. Devin Nunes' extraordinary public airing Wednesday of often-secret information brought swift protests from Democrats.

The committee's ranking Democrat, Adam Schiff, renewed his party's calls for an independent probe of Trump campaign links to Russia in addition to the GOP-led panel's investigation. Schiff also said he had seen "more than circumstantial evidence" that Trump associates colluded with Russia.