Posted on 03/31/2017 5:00:02 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The U.S. intelligence official who “unmasked” the names of multiple private citizens affiliated with Trump’s team is someone “very well known, very high up, very senior in the intelligence world,” a source told Fox News on Friday.
Intelligence and House sources with direct knowledge of the disclosure of classified names told Fox News that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., now knows who is responsible — and that person is not in the FBI.
For a private citizen to be “unmasked,” or named, in an intelligence report is extremely rare. Typically, the American is a suspect in a crime, is in danger or has to be named to explain the context of the report.
“The main issue in this case, is not only the unmasking of these names of private citizens, but the spreading of these names for political purposes that have nothing to do with national security or an investigation into Russia’s interference in the U.S. election,” a congressional source close to the investigation told Fox News.
The unmasking of Americans whose communications apparently were caught up in surveillance under the Obama administration is a key part of an investigation being led by Nunes, who has come under fire from Democrats for focusing on that aspect.
There is a tremendous amount of pressure on Nunes coming from the Democrats to recuse himself because he knows who unmasked or exposed private citizens in the Trump camp. Nunes is a threat to former Obama admin associates and Democrats because he’s actually doing his job and exposing their corruption.
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We have to pray for Nunez, who is also a whistle-blower imho, and the person who gave him this information. Hilary could easily have him assassinated. I think these are dark times.
I suspect Lynch, Brennan, Clapper, Obama, or any combo thereof.
And what is Trump going to do about it? My guess is Nothing.
Yup... I’ll guess Lynch.
Agree, let’s keep surrounding the brave men and women who are digging into this and every Democrat Dungheap with prayer.
I’m glad I live in the far west. East, or downwind of DC must be almost unbearable. The stench!
What about Val Jar???
This is a reprehensible abuse of power, so I’m not at all surprised that a Hillary-supporting Obama appointee would do it. I hope the corrupt thug will spend a few decades behind bars with a large, muscular, and romantic cellmate.
Has to be soteros pal Brennan
I’m so sick of all of this crap.
What a waste of energy and time. Trump needs to shake this up and make it stop or he’s not going to get anything done.
Refugees are still pouring in.
Not a thing.
Clapper?
Fire them. Then jail them.
Guess again.
Technically, it might be AG Sessions who does something about it...
I’m sure there were LOTS of people involved in this criminal activity, so we can’t allow then to shunt it all off onto one fall guy.
That goat sucking muslim maggot needs a severe case of 147 grain oblivio. Totally evil cubicle rat quisling.
sorry...nice find, but let’s get back to Russia\Russia\Russia
and Russia.
I can’t imagine that nothing will come of it. It hasn’t even been 70 days, I think, and he’s shaken up a whole of DC. I’m alright for the wheels of justice to take its time as long as it grinds criminals along the way. I suspect Trump will use this knowledge to try to get as much out of the scenario as possible. Yeah, I want to see heads roll but I’d rather wait to see a whole bunch of them.
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