That's her denial; I've already stated we don't know who is telling the truth. The argument is whether he recanted, remember? That would be no.
That's weak. Trump became aware the campaign was being spied on, he just didn't know the form of the activity...which is why it's called 'spying'. He made the claim on March 4, 2017. Now, unless you want to claim the spying began after that date and amassed enough info for Mueller to be appointed in May, in practicality he was correct.
But where might he get such a crazy idea?
On January 19, 2017,
The New York Times published an article which used two headlines,
[14] with the print headline reading
"Wiretapped Data Used in Inquiry of Trump Aides"[15][a][16] and the article published online with the title "Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates".[14] The article stated that "American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted [Russian] communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman
Paul Manafort."
[14] The article also noted the uncertainty regarding the scope of the communications, stating: "It is not clear whether the intercepted [Russian] communications had anything to do with Mr. Trump's campaign, or Mr. Trump himself."
[15] Trump Tower wiretapping allegations - Wikipedia
In a March 15, 2017 interview with Tucker Carlson, he stated when asked for evidence of the claim: "
Trump said that the New York Times “wrote about it … on January 20 using the word wiretap.” Examining Trump's Wiretap Claim