Scaramucci on Leaks: ‘I Don’t Like the Activity That’s Going on in the White House’

Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci offered his thoughts on his relationship with White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and called on Priebus to address leaks to the media that are coming out of the White House.

Scaramucci said he was unsure if his relationship with Priebus could be repaired and addressed a since-deleted tweet about a felony being committed with the release of his financial disclosure form to the media that tagged Priebus.

In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony. I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept #swamp@Reince45

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 27, 2017

“I don’t like the activity that’s going on in the White House,” Scaramucci said. “I don’t like what they’re doing to my friend. I don’t like what they’re doing to the president of the United States or their fellow colleagues in the West Wing. Now, if you want to talk about the chief of staff, we have had odds, we have had differences. When I said we are brothers from the podium that’s because we’re rough on each other. Some brothers are like Cain and Abel. Other brothers can fight with each other and get along. I don’t know if this is repairable or not. That will be up to the president.”

“He is the chief of staff,” he continued. “He’s responsible for understanding and uncovering and helping me do that inside the White House, which is why I put that tweet out last night. When the journalists who actually know who the leakers are, like Ryan Lizza — they know the leakers, Jonathan Swan at Axios. These guys know who the leakers are, I respect them for not telling me because I understand and respect journalistic integrity. However, when I put out a tweet, and I put Reince’s name in the tweet, they’re all making the assumption that it’s him because journalists know who the leakers are. So if Reince wants to explain that he’s not a leaker, let him do that. But let me tell you something about myself, I am a straight shooter. I’ll go right to the heart of the matter.” 

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