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Spicer blasts ‘unmasking’ of Flynn

By Sarah Bedford

Published March 20, 2017 6:11pm ET

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Spicer blasts ‘unmasking’ of Flynn — "Before President Obama left office, Michael Flynn was unmasked and then his identity was illegally leaked" to the media, Spicer said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday highlighted FBI Director James Comey’s testimony on the “unmasking” of Gen. Mike Flynn, the former national security adviser who was dismissed in February after leaks about his pre-inaugural conversations with the Russian ambassador.

“Director Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that certain political appointees in the Obama administration had access to the names of unmasked U.S. citizens,” Spicer said.

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