The White House staffer who insulted John McCain accused her boss of leaking to the press right in front of Trump

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Kelly Sadler blamed her boss, Mercedes Schlapp, for leaks from within the White House, Axios reported, in a meeting with Schlapp, President Donald Trump, and others.

The private Oval Office meeting with Trump came after an insensitive joke Sadler made about John McCain was leaked to the press.

Schlapp had previously defended Sadler in a different meeting about White House leaking.

The White House staffer who made insensitive remarks about Senator John McCain earlier this month reportedly accused her boss of leaking information to the press in a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump, according to Axios.

The staffer, special assistant Kelly Sadler, was in an Oval Office meeting with Trump and a small group of communications officials — White House strategic communications director Mercedes Schlapp, deputy press secretary Raj Shah, and chief of staff John Kelly — when Trump reportedly asked Sadler who in the administration was leaking to the press.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Kids tell us what they really think of TrumpSee Also:Michael Cohen responds to report that the 'Taxi King' might flip on him, says they have 'never been partners'One of Michael Cohen's business partners known as 'the Taxi King' just reportedly agreed to cooperate with the governmentMichael Avenatti files cryptic court document hinting that Michael Cohen is leaking audio tapes seized in the FBI raidsSEE ALSO: Kellyanne Conway suggests a White House staff shakeup is coming after fallout over aide who mocked John McCain

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