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A member of the House Oversight Committee said Saturday that he wants former senior Obama administration official Ben Rhodes to testify on Capitol Hill.

Speaking to conservativeradio host Hugh Hewitt on MSNBC, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) addressed the leaks that have doggedthe Trump administration since January.

"Ifyou look at some of the leaks that have come out, for example, when the presidents having a conversation with a foreign leader, there may be a memo thats created, distributed to the National Security Council. The next thing you know, its on the front page of the paper," DeSantis said.

"Look, theres only so many places that would come from. And the Obama holdover working with Rhodes, thats a place weve been encouraged to look," addedDeSantis, who chairs the panel'snational security subcommittee.

DeSantis said he would defer to Oversightchairman Rep. Trey GowdyTrey GowdyGOP lawmaker wants former Obama aide to testify Overnight Cybersecurity: FBI pick says Russia probe not a 'witch hunt' | Massive Verizon data leak | Agencies restricted from using Russian security software GOP Rep. Gowdy slams Trump team for 'amnesia' on Russia meetings MORE (R-S.C.), who is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee, on whether Rhodes would be asked to testify, but said he hoped the former deputy national security adviserdid appear.

"I would like to bring him in to talk to him about it, because I want to figure out how all this information was getting out from the FISA intercept," DeSantis said, referring to information obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

DeSantis said that the intelligence panel has "brought in some pretty big names" as part of its investigation into alleged leaks surrounding the Trump administration, but declined to offer details.

The GOP lawmaker also addressed former FBI Director James Comey authorizing a friend to share with The New York Times details from a memo he wrote about his interactions with President Trump that he said bothered him.

"Do you think theres a crime involved in the leaking of those memos?" Hewitt asked.

"I dont know, yet. I think that it was certainly improper to do it if its a government record," DeSantis responded.

"I dont know that it violates a federal statute. If there was classified information contained within that, then I think that probably is a violation of federal law."

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