Allies to former President Obama and former Obama administration officials worked for months to secretly undermine now-former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the national media
Allies to former President Obama and former Obama administration officials worked for months to secretly undermine now-former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the national media and salvage the Iran nuclear deal, the Washington Free Beacon is reporting.
Flynn, a longtime critic of the Iran deal, resigned Monday night following reports that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about the details of his phone call with the Russian ambassador during the transition. Flynn is accused of discussing sanctions against Russia during the call, but he denied those charges in an interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation.
National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U. S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
The Free Beacon cites “multiple sources in and out of the White House” who were aware of the months-long campaign to undermine Flynn.
Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, who bragged about creating an “echo chamber” in the media to help sell the Iran deal to the public, was reportedly among those leading the effort to publicly discredit Flynn.
The purpose of the anti-Flynn campaign, according to the Free Beacon, was “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.” Flynn was reportedly gearing up to publicize details of the Iran deal that the Obama administration had kept secret from the public.
“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,” one source close to the White House told the Free Beacon.
President Trump said Tuesday that the “real story” is not Flynn’s departure, but rather the “illegal leaks” that resulted in the former four star general submitting his resignation Monday night.
Flynn echoed that sentiment in his interview with TheDCNF shortly before his resignation. (RELATED: In Final Interview, Defiant Flynn Insists He Crossed No Lines, Leakers Must Be Prosecuted)
“In some of these cases, you’re talking about stuff that’s taken off of a classified system and given to a reporter. That’s a crime,” Flynn said. “You call them leaks. It’s a criminal act. This is a crime.”
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Michael Moore called for President Donald Trump to be arrested and impeached following the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. The 62-year-old filmmaker ranted on Twitter Monday
Michael Moore called for President Donald Trump to be arrested and impeached following the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
The 62-year-old filmmaker ranted on Twitter Monday night that Trump should resign because he reportedly knew about the phone call between Flynn and the Russian ambassador. On Monday, Trump accepted Flynn’s resignation. In his resignation, heapologized for misleading the president and Vice President Mike Pence about the call in which he allegedly discussed sanctions levied against Moscow. (RELATED: Michael Moore Calls On Americans To ‘Disrupt’ Trump’s Inauguration)
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“He’s only first to go. One by one they will drop until the so-called president is told “you’re fired.” Up next, Miller & Bannon,” Moore tweeted.
He’s only first to go. One by one they will drop until the so-called president is told “you’re fired.” Up next, Miller & Bannon.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
“Fondly remembering traitor Michael Flynn at the Republican convention leading the cheer from the stage: “LOCK HER UP,” he added.
Fondly remembering traitor Michael Flynn at the Republican convention leading the cheer from the stage: “LOCK HER UP.”
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
“Flynn was colluding w/ a foreign gov’t accused of helping throw the election 2 Trump,promising them they would be taken care of. Arrest him,” he continued.
Flynn was colluding w/ a foreign gov’t accused of helping throw the election 2 Trump,promising them they would be taken care of. Arrest him.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
Let’s be VERY clear: Flynn DID NOT make that Russian call on his own. He was INSTRUCTED to do so. He was TOLD to reassure them. Arrest Trump.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
TRUMP KNEW EVERYTHING. It will all come out. Along with the rest of Trump’s collusion & obedience to Putin. #IMPEACH pic.twitter.com/HGdvgjHumY
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
The Washington Post & NY Times now reporting Trump HAS KNOWN FOR A MONTH Flynn lied about the Russian call – and Trump did nothing. #IMPEACH
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
Hey @realDonaldTrump -1hr after Obama put sanctions on Russia YOU told Flynn 2 call them & promise em it’ll be OK. Traitor! Resign by morning!
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 14, 2017
Rosie O’Donnell also tweeted that Trump had committed “treason” in response to his tweet that the real story about Flynn is the “illegal leaks” coming out of Washington, D. C.
“@realDonaldTrump – no the problem is u – ur criminal behavior and ur spineless appointed minions – u are the problem donald – #TREASON #USA,” O’Donnell tweeted.
@realDonaldTrump – no the problem is u – ur criminal behavior and ur spineless appointed minions – u are the problem donald – #TREASON #USA
— ROSIE (@Rosie) February 14, 2017

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According to the FAA, small plane landed on a taxiway instead of a designated runway, and flew over a 737 jetliner on ground
Last Updated Feb 14, 2017 6:36 PM EST
Actor Harrison Ford was piloting a small plane that flew over a 737 passenger plane with 116 people aboard at a southern California airport on Monday, an FAA source confirmed to CBS News.
According to the FAA, air traffic controllers cleared the pilot of a single-engine Aviat Husky plane – believed to be piloted by Ford – to land Tuesday on a runway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. The pilot correctly read back the clearance to land on the runway, the FAA said.
However, rather than landing on the designated runway, the pilot landed on a taxiway that runs parallel to the runway, flying over a Boeing 737 that was holding in place short of the runway. The FAA does not know how close the two planes came.
Harrison Ford is flying for the first time since his small plane crashed on a California golf course back in March.
Ford reportedly asked air traffic controllers “was that airliner meant to be underneath me?”
The FAA, which does not identify people involved in accidents, said they are investigating. An FAA source said the incident is believed to purely accidental.
American Airlines says it does want the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board to investigate, reports CBS News’ transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. Depending on the outcome of the FAA investigation, Ford could receive disciplinary action ranging from a warning letter to a suspension or revokation of his pilot’s license.
The AA 737 was not moving awaiting for cross traffic to clear. There were 110 passengers and six crew members on board.
“This is extraordinarily dangerous,” former NTSB chair Mark Rosenker told CBS News. “Striking a commercial aircraft that was full of gasoline with 100 and some people on it would have created a real disaster.”
Rosenker says an experienced pilot should be able to know the difference between a taxiway and a runway, but it is not the first time this kind of mistake as been made.
A representative for Ford reached by CBS News refused to comment.
An airplane sits on the ground after crash landing at Penmar Golf Course in Venice, Los Angeles California March 5, 2015. “Star Wars” star Harrison Ford was seriously injured on Thursday when the actor crashed his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport.
Ford, 74, who has logged thousands of hours of airtime, has been involved in several crashes over the years. In 2015, he was seriously injured when his vintage plane crash-landed near the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. The Santa Monica Airport Association said the landing was an “absolutely beautifully executed — what we would call — a forced or emergency landing, by an unbelievably well-trained pilot.” He suffered several broken bones and required surgery.
A subsequent report found a problem with the carburetor part led to engine failure in that crash.
Ford crashed a helicopter in the Santa Clarita area during a training flight in 1999 and also crashed a six-seat plane in Nebraska in 2000.
Ford owns several vintage aircraft and once served as the chairman of a youth program for the Experimental Aircraft Association. In 2000, he made headlines when rescued an ailing mountain climber in Jackson, Wyoming, and a year later, he rescued a missing Boy Scout.

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