Larwyn's Linx: Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer Reveals Who Was ‘Directly’ Behind Mike Flynn Phone Leaks

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QOTD: "[In an interview, former CIA analyst Tony Shaffer said] the Obama administration was "directly involved" with the [Flynn] leak.

Shaffer said the blame lay "squarely at the feet of" the former CIA director John Brennan, former director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, and former deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes.

The Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday reported that Rhodes and others constructed a "behind-the-scenes effort" to "plant a series of damaging stories about Flynn in the national media."

Shaffer cited NBC reporting it had received its information from six officials who saw the transcript of Flynn’s call with a Russian official... "Someone is basically giving away information," he said." --Sam Dorman