KT McFarland: Intelligence community ‘wanted to bring the Trump administration to its knees’

By Spencer Neale

Published May 13, 2020 3:06pm ET

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KT McFarland: Intelligence community ‘wanted to bring the Trump administration to its knees’ — FILE - In this March 29, 2017, file photo, then-Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland speaks at the Women's Empowerment Panel, at the White House in Washington. McFarland is an unnamed senior official referred to in the court papers filed in the Michael Flynn case. She was involved in a discussion with Flynn about what he would say to Russian government officials in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia last year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

A former adviser to President Trump slammed the FBI and members of the intelligence community who “ambushed” her and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

Former deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland told Fox News host Sandra Smith on Wednesday morning that partisan members of the intelligence community attempted to “trick” Flynn into committing crimes that could potentially bring down Trump.

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