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Rep. Trey GowdyTrey GowdyRepublicans shrug off Trump wiretap claims Gowdy: No evidence that Obama wiretapped Trump A guide to the committees: House MORE (R-S.C.) said Monday hes seen no evidence to support President Trumps claim that former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaRepublicans shrug off Trump wiretap claims FBI head incredulous at Trump wiretapping tweets: report Dem party boss rips Trumps religious discrimination of Muslims MORE wiretapped his office during the presidential race.

I don't think the FBI is the Obama team, and I don't think the men and women who are career prosecutors at [the Department of Justice] belong to any team other than a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales, Gowdy told Fox News, referencing the Greek goddess Themis, who represents justice and trust.

Trump accused the Obama administration of wiretapping Trump Tower while he was still a candidate, calling it a "Nixon/Watergate" scandal on Twitter.

We have the tools to keep us safe and it's prudent for those tools to be used lawfully and appropriately, Gowdy said on Fox.

If they're not used lawfully and appropriately, there's a paper trail and we'll be able to find it out, he added.

Gowdy, a former prosecutor who led the House select committee investigation into the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks, said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant the Obama administration reportedly used would be available for Trump and his team to review.

The Obama team is no longer in charge, so any information the current Department of Justice has that suggests the previous Department of Justice acted inappropriately, they are welcome to release it, Gowdy said.

--This report was updated at 3:13 p.m.

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