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Trump 'demands' probe of alleged spying on his campaign

US President Donald Trump demanded a Justice Department probe into alleged infiltration of his presidential campaign for political purposes. [File, Standard]

US President Donald Trump demanded Sunday that the Justice Department investigate whether his presidential campaign was "infiltrated" or spied on for political purposes, prompting it to announce it would look into those issues.

Trump has described the infiltration allegations as being potentially "bigger than Watergate," but Democrats say he is attempting to undermine the year-old investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with his campaign, headed by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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