The time of the Flynn calls mentioned in the article was when Barack Obama was still in office but on his way out. In the waning days of his administration, Barack Obama set up as many roadblocks as possible to success by the incoming administration. The leaks took place under Barack Obama and it was by key insiders, senior officials. They are the leakers. Who authorized the illegal wiretapping? An operation misusing national intelligence agencies to spy on an incoming administration had to be approved at the highest level. What did President Obama know and when did he know it? He would undoubtedly say there wasn’t a “smidgeon” of corruption.