Louise Mensch: Did Nunes Leak FISA Warrant Info via White House Lawyer Michael Ellis?

[MelissaB]

Did Nunes Leak FISA Warrant Info via White House Lawyer Michael Ellis?
March 27, 2017 ~ patribotics

Following our exclusive report that Devin Nunes leaked information about transition team member, White House staffer and named subject of a failed FISA court application, Boris Epshteyn, I can exclusively report that sources with links to Congress state that staffers working on the Russia investigations believe that lawyers connected to the White House are illegally sharing information with Nunes – and illegally pressing him to leak it.

While sources are not yet definite as to which lawyer or lawyers they suspect of repeatedly breaking the law on leaks and obstruction of justice, several have named Michael Ellis, of the White House General Counsel’s office for National Security, as one they suspect.

Mr. Ellis previous job was the General Counsel for the House Intelligence Committee, working for Mr. Nunes directly. Sources indicate that Nunes recommended Ellis for the White House national security post.

Yesterday it was reported that Nunes’ friend Mr. Ellis, described as his “close aide”, only started working for the White House this month, when leaks started.

If indeed Mr. Ellis did pass on information about the FISA evidence on money laundering, possibly involving Epshteyn, to Nunes, asking him to leak it to the press or allowing him to do so, it would be highly illegal conduct.

More: https://patribotics.blog/2017/03/27/did-nunes-leak-fisa-warrant-info-via-white-house-lawyer-michael-ellis/

[Nwgirl503]

1. Welllll....like they were focused on last week.....

Let's get on those leaks boys!

[MelissaB]

2. Covert coordination between WhiteHouse & House GOP chair of Russian hacking investigation.

Covert coordination between WhiteHouse & House GOP chair of Russian hacking investigation. Impossible to see how Nunes can remain in charge

Eric Lipton is an investigative reporter at the NYT

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

3. Ellis is absolutely at the very top of the list of suspects

[jmg257]

4. 1) How would Ellis get the info? 2) As Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, why would it be

illegal for someone to come forward with information?

Curious stuff!

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Projection once again - Trump promising to punish the leakers

as classified material is walking out the door

And don't tell me he doesn't know what's going on!

[Cosmocat]

6. Right?

Republicans screaming about illegal or shady shit they are doing themselves ... why are we not shocked.