Chairman: House intel panel won’t investigate Flynn, will probe leaksThe Hill, Feb 14, 2017, Jonathan Easley
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) says he won’t open an investigation into President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing executive privilege.
But the committee will investigate who leaked the story that led to Flynn’s resignation and why Trump's national security adviser was being recorded, CNN reported Tuesday.
Flynn resigned late Monday night amid cascading controversy over a discussion he had before Trump took office with a Russian diplomat about President Obama’s sanctions on the country.
The Washington Post first reported details of the conversation, which the New York Times said stemmed from a wire tap of the Russian diplomat.***
Nunes told the Washington Post he is more concerned “that you have an American citizen who had his phone calls recorded.” Nunes will investigate how the story was exposed, he told CNN on Tuesday.
Trump tweeted Tuesday that the real scandal is the “illegal leaks.”
Donald J. Trump
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The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?
9:28 AM - 14 Feb 2017
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