David Ignatius (l) and Michael Flynn
Something odd is going on with this. Catherine Herridge reports that she “exclusively” gained a copy of the FBI files on Michael Flynn from FBI Director Kash Patel [SEE HERE]. Herridge uploaded the documents while she began reporting on them via Twitter [SEE HERE] then, mysteriously deleted her upload [SEE HERE].
Fortunately, I kept the tab open, because there are two pages that really caught my eye. The pages are labeled the “Flynn Timeline” and were created by someone in the FBI. Check these pages closely, and you can find things quite remarkable.
First, I have always suspected the greatest likelihood of who leaked the transcript of then National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s December ’16 phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak to David Ignatius at the Washington Post was Mary McCord. Well, check out January 6, 2017:
01/06/17: “McCabe provides McCord [REDACTED]” Likely, almost certainly, the thing being discussed with DNI Clapper on 01/03/17. That would be the “Flynn Cuts,” which is the transcript of the phone call between Flynn and Kislyak.
The next entry is:
01/13/07: “Ignatius editorial” – Washington Post, David Ignatius – the reporter who received the leak of the Flynn transcript. A massive national security breach. The leaking of TSCI classified information, the Flynn transcript.
McCabe gives the transcript to McCord. Suddenly, Ignatius writes about the transcript. The Washington Post’s David Ignatius was the first to report on the Flynn/Kislyak call on January 12, 2017.
Stuff about Clapper calling Comey then going to the FBI I previously wrote about. Obama asked Clapper who was leaking all this stuff to the media. 01/03/17 Clapper calls Comey and asks him about the Flynn call. “Director describes” transcript to Clapper. 01/03/17, Clapper goes to FBI to retrieve transcript, which he then takes back to Obama.
The next page is even more interesting.
After the FBI interview with Flynn, 1/24/17, Sally Yates and Mary McCord go to the White House to discuss the Flynn/Kislyak call with White House Counsel Don McGhan (WHC).
Then on 01/30/17: “Play Flynn [REDACTED] for DOJ.” Is that redaction a recording?
“Play Flynn [cuts] or [tape] for DOJ”?
There’s a recording of Flynn?
I’m not sure why Catherine Herridge deleted her original upload, other than she wants to play up the exclusive aspect similar to John Solomon.
Apparently, FBI Director Kash Patel is feeding his outlets (Solomon and Herridge).