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Former Obama Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust Flynn
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:58 pm
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The abrupt resignation Monday evening of White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is the culmination of a secret, months-long campaign by former Obama administration confidantes to handicap President Donald Trump's national security apparatus and preserve the nuclear deal with Iran, according to multiple sources in and out of the White House who described to the Washington Free Beacon a behind-the-scenes effort by these officials to plant a series of damaging stories about Flynn in the national media.
The effort, said to include former Obama administration adviser Ben Rhodes—the architect of a separate White House effort to create what he described as a pro-Iran echo chamber—included a small task force of Obama loyalists who deluged media outlets with stories aimed at eroding Flynn's credibility, multiple sources revealed.
The operation primarily focused on discrediting Flynn, an opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, in order to handicap the Trump administration's efforts to disclose secret details of the nuclear deal with Iran that had been long hidden by the Obama administration.
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"It's undeniable that the campaign to discredit Flynn was well underway before Inauguration Day, with a very troublesome and politicized series of leaks designed to undermine him," said one veteran national security adviser with close ties to the White House team. "This pattern reminds me of the lead up to the Iran deal, and probably features the same cast of characters."
The Free Beacon first reported in January that, until its final days in office, the Obama administration hosted several pro-Iran voices who were critical in helping to mislead the American public about the terms of the nuclear agreement. This included a former Iranian government official and the head of the National Iranian American Council, or NIAC, which has been accused of serving as Iran's mouthpiece in Washington, D.C.
Since then, top members of the Obama administration's national security team have launched a communications infrastructure after they left the White House, and have told reporters they are using that infrastructure to undermine Trump's foreign policy.
"It's actually Ben Rhodes, NIAC, and the Iranian mullahs who are celebrating today," said one veteran foreign policy insider who is close to Flynn and the White House. "They know that the number one target is Iran … [and] they all knew their little sacred agreement with Iran was going to go off the books. So they got rid of Flynn before any of the [secret] agreements even surfaced."
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Flynn had been preparing to publicize many of the details about the nuclear deal that had been intentionally hidden by the Obama administration as part of its effort to garner support for the deal, these sources said.
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If all of this is true, Trump made a mistake in not going on a firing blitz when he got into office. The Obama administration is one of the most corrupt administrations in history and you can't expect their holdovers to play fair.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:59 pm to Sentrius
I don't even like Flynn, but they shouldn't have cut him loose. Now the media pirhanas have a taste of blood.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:59 pm to Sentrius
Fake news exists for both sides you know...
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:00 pm to Sentrius
On what suspicion were his calls being tapped? Or is it Echelon at work?
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:01 pm to Sentrius
So....Obama loyalists made him call a man he knew was being bugged?
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:01 pm to Sentrius
Anonymous sources in the free beacon? Cmon man
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:02 pm to Sentrius
Given that Flynn has now proven to be somewhat of a two faced jackalope, I'd say the loyalists were doing their civic duty.
This post was edited on 2/14/17 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:03 pm to Sentrius
This is what I was chiding Trump for earlier: working with Dems from a corrupt administration. He should know better. However...
Who are the sources here?
Who are the sources here?
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:04 pm to montanagator
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So....Obama loyalists made him call a man
And what exactly was wrong with this?
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:05 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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I don't even like Flynn, but they shouldn't have cut him loose. Now the media pirhanas have a taste of blood.
I agree. Like Rush said, they've got a scalp now. He fed them and now they'll be pushing for another head.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:05 pm to JuiceTerry
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So....Obama loyalists made him call a man he knew was being bugged?
More like they saw an innocent but obvious frick up on Flynn's part and used it to the best of their ability.
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Anonymous sources in the free beacon? Cmon man
Anonymous sources worked pretty damn well getting Flynn fired. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:05 pm to Sentrius
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Flynn had been preparing to publicize many of the details about the nuclear deal that had been intentionally hidden by the Obama administration as part of its effort to garner support for the deal, these sources said.
Which he can still do if requested. They didn't stop anything here.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:06 pm to Sentrius
Where do you people find these crazy news websites?
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:06 pm to Sentrius
Don't respond to Juice Terry like he's anything other than a hack.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:07 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
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Given that Flynn has now proven to be somewhat of a two faced jackalope, I'd say the loyalists were doing their civic duty.
i'm not shedding any tears either.
time to move on and pick someone with less baggage.
flynn was dead politically even if he hadn't resigned.
eta thats my upvote
This post was edited on 2/14/17 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:08 pm to Sentrius
Your call, dude. I've never known any investigative reporting from that rag to be reputable, but maybe they got the scoop on this.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:11 pm to Sentrius
Fake news. False title. Anchor thread.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:19 pm to Sentrius
Jesus, so Flynn gets whacked because of support for the Iran deal? no
Let me explain what is happening:
Trump is hated by probably 70-75% of people that work in government. Every chance they get, and Trump will present those daily,they are going to frick him;
Trump came to DC and stuck his finger in the ICs eye, thats dumb, really dumb. Even with a friendly director every call, text, tweet or fart will be looked at and analyzed.
Let me explain what is happening:
Trump is hated by probably 70-75% of people that work in government. Every chance they get, and Trump will present those daily,they are going to frick him;
Trump came to DC and stuck his finger in the ICs eye, thats dumb, really dumb. Even with a friendly director every call, text, tweet or fart will be looked at and analyzed.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:20 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
Should have kept Flynn. Troll at its best.
This post was edited on 2/14/17 at 3:21 pm
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