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May 17, 2020

Hemingway: Flynn would have known Russia probe was 'fishy and problematic,' became 'high-priority target'

The Federalist senior editor and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway told "Life, Liberty & Levin" Sunday that an email written by former National Security Adviser Susan Rice on the day President Trump was inaugurated reveals an Obama administration effort to "sideline" officials who may have had concerns about the counterintelligence probe of the Trump campaign.

May 17, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Obamagate – Was Flynn identity unmasked or never masked in call with Russian ambassador?

Despite Wednesday’s blockbuster news about the dozens of Obama administration officials who “unmasked” then-incoming Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, there remains a gaping hole in the story: Where is the record showing who unmasked Flynn in connection with his fateful conversation with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak?

May 16, 2020

Laura Ingraham says Obama, administration officials targeted Flynn to 'blunt the force'

Laura Ingraham appeared "Watters' World" Saturday to discuss the "unmasking" of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

May 16, 2020

Obama knocks 'folks in charge' while discussing COVID-19 in commencement speech

Former President Obama took a shot at government officials in charge of responding to the coronavirus, arguing on Saturday that the pandemic showed they were incompetent.

May 16, 2020

LeBron James to host televised 'Graduate Together' ceremony celebrating Class of 2020

LeBron James will host a televised salute to 2020 high school graduates on Saturday evening, in place of ceremonies that were either canceled or altered due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 16, 2020

Fred Fleitz: Obamagate – How Obama administration apparently weaponized intel agencies for political attacks

There is strong evidence that President Barack Obama’s administration improperly weaponized U.S. intelligence agencies in multiple and shocking ways against Donald Trump and other political enemies.

May 15, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany scolds media for lack of 'journalistic curiosity' in Flynn case

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany scolded the mainstream media on Friday for its "lack of journalistic curiosity" in what the Trump administration believes to be the miscarriage of justice in the criminal case surrounding former national security advisor Michael Flynn. 

May 15, 2020

Juan Williams claims Trump using Flynn controversy to 'try to distract people' from coronavirus failures

"The Five" co-host Juan Williams minimized the controversy involving dozens of requests by Obama administration officials to unmask national security adviser designate Michael Flynn, saying President Trump has not clearly laid out what exactly the scandal is.

May 15, 2020

McEnany, pressed on Trump's accusations of Obama administration crimes, points to Flynn leaks

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany pointed to the leaking in 2017 of the existence of conversations between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak when pressed Friday by reporters over President Trump's claims that crimes were committed by the Obama administration.

May 15, 2020

Ex-CIA Director Panetta insists 'legitimate issues' likely behind Biden's Flynn unmasking request

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Friday that then-Vice President Joe Biden's request to "unmask" National Security Adviser designate Michael Flynn eight days before President Trump's inauguration was likely due to "legitimate issues."