Article(s) describe(s) why Obama went after Flynn. Flynn looked through the Bin Laden papers for a reported connection between Obama and Bin Laden and threatened to publish his findings.
Lee Smith: Obamagate Began with Obama’s Iran Deal and His Domestic Spying Campaign on General Flynn Who Promised to Publicize Obama’s Secret Deals with Iran
Journalist and author Lee Smith uncovered the beginnings of Obamagate in an article at Tabletmag.com.
Smith goes on to tell the story behind Obama’s efforts to put together the Iran deal.
One impediment to the deal was an effort by Flynn to look into the materials captured at the Bin Laden compound in Obama’s first term.
There were reportedly links between Bin Laden and Iran and Obama didn’t want anyone to find these links. Flynn was after the links, if any, when Obama shut down his attempts to review the Bin Laden materials.
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Flynn not only made it clear that he wanted to undo the Iran Deal, he also broadcast his determination to find the documents detailing the secret deals between Obama and Iran, and to publicize them.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/lee-smith-obamagate-began-obamas-iran-deal-domestic-spying-campaign-general-flynn-promised-publicize-obamas-secret-deals-iran/