You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Government
Rand Paul Calls For Susan Rice To Testify On Unmasking Trump Officials
2017-04-04
[Daily Caller] GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he believes former National Security Advisor Susan Rice should testify before Congress on her request to unmask the names of Trump transition officials collected during routine intelligence-gathering operations.

Paul argued the situation should not be downplayed, saying reforms need to be made to prevent individuals from being blackmailed on personal aspects of their lives through unmasking. He noted there was nothing stopping the former administration from looking through Trump officials and national security advisors’ conversations during the transition window.

"If it is allowed, we shouldn’t be allowing it, but I don’t think should just discount how big a deal it is that Susan Rice was looking at these," he told reporters Monday. "And she needs to be asked, ’Did President Obama ask her to do this? Was this a directive from President Obama? I think she should testify under oath on this."

Paul said he has long thought there are too many people with the ability to unmask individuals.
Emphasis added.
Posted by:Besoeker

#20  Perjury before Congress should be punished at least as severely as lying to the FBI - e.g. Scooter Libby & Martha Stewart. And it doesn't have to be sworn testimony either.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-04-04 15:55  

#19  Sadly, Champ will be back from "Elba" once he and the ghost writer finish the book drafts to collect the 60 million advance.

Far worse than 'sad.' The thought of his imminent return is disgusting and repulsive.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-04 14:01  

#18  When was the last time someone did serious jail time perjuring themselves before Congress. Remember, laws are for little people.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-04 13:35  

#17  Sadly, Champ will be back from "Elba" once he and the ghost writer finish the book drafts to collect the 60 million advance. Collecting the money matters above everything. The Obumble tribe likes the sweet ride of wealth. Expect the mouth to start moving on arrival and the MSM adoration to erupt in thanks. But if Rice can be twisted to give up ValJar and all the Iran story......
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2017-04-04 13:28  

#16  Free from Michelle, at last!!!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-04-04 12:41  

#15  If only that person of interest could be barred from re-entering.

There is a growing suspicion that the last thing he wants is to re-enter. That person cannot be reached for comment. Furthermore, if he has to do it without the help of a teleprompter, any comment would most likely be unintelligible.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-04-04 12:40  

#14  History, it oftentimes repeats itself. Our very own Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-04 12:30  

#13  I've only maintained that if President Trump could not provide substantial proof to back up his tweets it would forever damage his credibility

With whom DG? I can only speak for myself, but - given the last 8 years - I've no doubt.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-04-04 12:29  

#12  Perhaps "foreign person of interest" currently residing in an "interesting foreign place".

If only that person of interest could be barred from re-entering.
Posted by: Crusader   2017-04-04 12:24  

#11  
#7" Pretty sure that as NSA she was legally (and even ethically) permitted to request unmasking: contact between foreign persons of interest and Americans in sensitive positions could be a security threat."

Would that include Potus 44?
Perhaps "foreign person of interest" currently residing in an "interesting foreign place".
Side question: Whose watching the kids and feeding the dog?
Posted by: Capsu78   2017-04-04 11:49  

#10  I suspect Dr.Rice may already be considering legal representation. Posted by: DepotGuy

There's always Tetiaroa.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-04 11:10  

#9  Your frustration is showing DepotGuy after claiming this clearly predictable lawlessness never happend.

Not true Nero White. But given your often simplistic regurgitations it's not surprising you would come to that conclusion. So let me set it straight. I've only maintained that if President Trump could not provide substantial proof to back up his tweets it would forever damage his credibility and make it extremely difficult to enact his agenda. And one of the main keys was that surveillance had to be routed through the White House (not just some un known analyst). There's nothing conclusive yet but I suspect Dr.Rice may already be considering legal representation.
Posted by: DepotGuy    2017-04-04 11:06  

#8  Don't forget,
"I did not have sex with that woman."
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-04-04 11:04  

#7  Pretty sure that as NSA she was legally (and even ethically) permitted to request unmasking: contact between foreign persons of interest and Americans in sensitive positions could be a security threat. Revealing that information to other agencies and people only became legal after a late Obama order, but it would still be unethical if used for anything other than security purposes. I suspect the main motivation for permitting such interagency dispersal was to make it impossible to determine where the clearly illegal leaks to media and political operatives (but I repeat myself) originated.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-04-04 11:04  

#6  Look for the "Hillary defense" should she be called up in front of a Congressional hearing; "I don't recall, I don't remember, what's the meaning of "it" and masking, and lastly, I take the 5th."
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-04-04 09:39  

#5  Your frustration is showing DepotGuy after claiming this clearly predictable lawlessness never happened.
Posted by: Nero White 3083   2017-04-04 09:25  

#4  Not surprising Senator Paul would immediately jump on this one. Not only is he a grandstander this slides straight into his wheelhouse.
Posted by: DepotGuy    2017-04-04 09:02  

#3  Nothing was demanded of her following the Benghazi Sunday Talks, nothing will be demanded of her now. Behold the entitlement class. Her former boss, currently in self-imposed exile, could not be reached for comment.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-04 08:40  

#2   I think she should testify under oath on this."
while wearing an orange jump suit with a number on the back.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-04-04 08:38  

#1  Take note here class. Rand Paul.

Not Paul Ryan.

Not Mitch McConnell.

Rand Paul, Republican opponent of Trump during the campaign is suddenly sticking up for Trump. This is a power play against a weak House Leader Ryan. Stay tuned.
Posted by: Chaviper Hitler5050   2017-04-04 05:43  

00:00