many people wonder white house hold back call congressional intelligence oversight gang-of-eight regard political unwillingness review executive intelligence previously review house intelligence chairman devin nunes.today get answer.white house deputy chief-of-staff katie walsh fire today immediately follow new york time report out two national security council members source devin nunes tip review specific batch president obama executive intelligence transparent sequence events reveal walsh source nyt reporter maggie haberman article walsh haberman friends .breitbart walsh close ally chief staff reince priebus serve chief staff republican national committee.walsh previously tell breitbart news exclusive interview ahead president trump exclusive interview breitbart news oval office charge president schedule coordinate activities trump unusual circuit senior aid like priebus chief strategist former breitbart news executive chairman stephen k. bannon trump son-in-law senior adviser president jar kushner.walsh say exclusive interview breitbart news last month know get lot senior folks white house great ability help push president agenda message reince priebus steve bannon jar kushner kellyanne conway others logistical piece get implement try help try make sure right hand talk leave hand everyone know everyone cohesive operation effort make sure whatever nothing happen silo even reince president work something jar work issue relate trade steve work issue relate immigration something try make sure everyone still page work together move together fast can.but rumor surface online walsh leak information white house everyone know talk white house unless want see press get news editor charles johnson quote source close president say february question whether behest white house chief staff reince priebus advance dc media circle white house leaker identify fire white house challenge congressional intelligence committee leaders four members oversight gang-of-eight come review obama intelligence report review request paint intel committee rank member adam schiff senate intelligence committee vice-chair senator mark warner corner.president trump challenge house senate intel committee head review evidence president obama surveillance refuse see truth without expose political agenda well play team trump well played.here play first leaker white house deputy chief staff katie walsh top aide president donald trump leave administration work outside group support president agenda three republicans close trump say walsh close ally white house chief staff reince priebus serve chief staff priebus lead republican national committee link katie walsh bring specifically president trump chief-of-staff reince priebus ask walsh nevertrumper 2016 primary fathom renew leverage/influence president trump bannon carry priebus article write maggie haberman outline two national security council members people facilitate intelligence information devin nunes review congressman nunes refuse identify source say need protect others would feel safe come committee sensitive information disclose existence intelligence report march 22 public comment describe source whistle-blowers try expose wrongdoing great risk themselves.several current american officials identify white house officials ezra cohen-watnick senior director intelligence national security council michael ellis lawyer work national security issue white house counsel office formerly work staff house intelligence committee.a white house spokesperson decline comment.mr cohen-watnick former defense intelligence agency official originally bring white house michael t. flynn former national security adviser officials say month shortly mr. trump write twitter wiretapped order president barack obama mr. cohen-watnick begin review highly classify report detail intercept communications foreign officials.officials say report consist primarily ambassadors foreign officials talk try develop contact within mr. trump family inner circle advance inauguration.the officials speak condition anonymity describe intelligence avoid anger mr. cohen-watnick mr. ellis officials say mr. cohen-watnick review report fourth-floor office eisenhower executive office build national security council based.but officials description intelligence line mr. nunes characterization material say relate russia investigations disclose existence hastily arrange news conference.according mr. nunes receive phone call source night rush meet person ground white house explain choice location say need access secure place people security clearances could legally view classify information though facilities also find capitol build locations across washington.the next day mr. nunes give news brief capitol return white house brief president trump information link ezra cohen-watnick senior director intelligence national security council michael ellis lawyer work national security issue white house counsel office out source information chairman nunes entire media narrative controversy collapse nothingburger.both ezra cohen-watnick michael ellis clear authorize act behalf president matter president national security council responsibility follow intelligence protocols draw attention matter compromise notification intel chairman devin nunes follow protocol administration action follow long-sought white house leaker katie walsh identify release controversy nunes leaker nothingburger white house move forward brilliant request intelligence oversight gang-of-eight come review aforementioned discovery president obama surveillance.for entire story conservative treehouse fire nevertrumper close friend reince preibus white house deputy-chief-of-staff katie walsh out leaker