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'Samantha Power Claimed She Never Tried To Unmask Michael Flynn, But Records Show She Unmasked Him 7 Times
2020-05-14
[The Federalist] Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power testified to Congress in 2017 that she never sought to unmask records containing information about former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Newly declassified documents from the National Security Agency (NSA), however, show that her name appeared on at least seven separate requests to unmask Flynn’s name between Nov. 30, 2016, and Jan. 11, 2017.
Shanty-Irish Willem Dafoe double
Power was asked explicitly during sworn 2017 testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) whether she had ever attempted to unmask information related to Michael Flynn, a retired general and former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency who later briefly served as national security adviser under President Donald Trump.

"The number of unmasking requests by yourself began to go up dramatically in 2014," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., noted during his questioning of Power to explain why the topic of unmasking had been raised. "[L]et me then ask you about, sort of, maybe the gravamen of how this came about. And I think it came about over a concern about the leaking of Mike Flynn’s name."

"So, to your knowledge, did you ever make [redacted]?" Schiff asked, likely referring to intercepts of Flynn’s conversations.

"I don’t recall making such a request," Power said.
No recollection
"And I just want to be clear that there’s no indication you ever made a request or that there necessarily was even a report on the subject. But I did want to get you on the record on that, because at the end of the day that’s sort of where this came from," Schiff said.

"Yes, I have no recollection of making a request related to General Flynn," Power again claimed.
No recollection
"Okay," Schiff said. "And I take it you never leaked Mr. Flynn’s name in any way, General Flynn’s name?"

"I have never leaked classified information," Power said. "I have never leaked names that have come back to me in this highly compartmented process. I have, in fact, never leaked, even unclassified information."
Luckily she's already married to Cass Sunstein, so she has a lawyer
According to NSA documents declassified last week and released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Power made seven separate requests to unmask Flynn’s name over a six-week period between the end of November 2016 and Jan. 11, 2017. The list of unmasking requests shows that Power requested unmaskings of information related to Flynn on Nov. 30, 2016; Dec. 2, 2016; Dec. 7, 2016; two separate requests on Dec. 14, 2016; Dec. 23, 2016; and Jan. 11, 2017.
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Samantha Power: 2019-10-16 Pres. Trump Wants to End the "Stupid Wars"?
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Posted by:Besoeker

#24  Ask her if it's legal to do. Ask her if it's the moral thing to do. Ask her if she would have done it if it were illegal. Ask her if she would do it again.
Posted by: gorb   2020-05-14 18:10  

#23  *47 years ago.

Live long enough, you see everything. Plus ca change...
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 13:02  

#22  That excuse didn't work 37 years ago for the likes of John Dean.

This is far worse than Watergate. Send her down the river.
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 13:00  

#21  Serious criminal gangs in LA always demand a murder as an initiation rite. It’s the way they always retain control on “jumped-in” gang members. Powers may be relatively innocent on matters using her delegated authority but she is certainly dirty as hell in many other things.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-05-14 12:46  

#20  ^ Then she should want her name cleared. She's not fighting very hard, is she?
Posted by: Frank G   2020-05-14 11:58  

#19  Not that I want to defend this POS, but on another site people were suggesting that others used her name (e.g., Ben Rhodes) in order to keep their fingerprints off the request. Plausible at least.
Posted by: Spot   2020-05-14 11:41  

#18  Tommy Vietor defense: "Dude, that happened a long time ago (two months in the case he was discussing)"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-14 09:34  

#17  It was just routine unmasking. Nothing to see here.
Posted by: Matt   2020-05-14 09:27  

#16  “It wasn’t me. I would never do such a thing. It is possible that one of the contractors working for me at the time abused my delegated authority without referring back to me. Those people were terminated years ago, so it doesn’t make much difference at this point.”
Posted by: KBK   2020-05-14 09:22  

#15  /\ I am least of all hopeful.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-14 08:54  

#14  0 to none, John.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-05-14 08:50  

#13  So, she lied before Congress, (a body known for housing many liars for interminable lengths of time with little recourse for eviction).

Congress should refer Power for criminal charges.

It is illegal to lie to Congress during “any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate.” The penalty is five years in prison, unless the matter deals with terrorism, in which case the penalty is eight years.

What do you suppose the chances of any of the liars spending any time?
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-05-14 08:37  

#12  ^ Yes, she of the "RTP"* b.s.

* Responsibility to protect Respond, then prevaricate
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 08:20  

#11  Samantha Power - wasn't she the person who insisted we liberate Libya?
Posted by: Bobby   2020-05-14 08:14  

#10  [recycling the line of the great C. Hitchens, applying it to PencilNeck] "If you gave his corpse an enema, it would fit inside a matchbox"
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 08:04  

#9  Schiff is so little they can put him on a pediatric gurney when the time comes.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-14 08:01  

#8  I wouldn't bet against Schiff knowing. It shows in his continuing actions/statements. "That's my story and I'm sticking to it!"
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-14 07:58  

#7  #4 Funny that Schiff asked Power these questions.

No doubt trying to throw her a bone - nb. Schiff's tell, "there's no indication you ever made a request... [I] want to get you on the record..."

Surely Schifferbrains knew about Powers' unmasking requests from Dec-January? = yet another conspirator
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 07:52  

#6  Did the Deep State 'unmasking' result in 'incidental' discovery (Jim Clapper term) of the DNC - Julian Assange leaker by Deep State contractors ?

Did Admiral Mike Rogers find the Jul6 2016 murder of Seth Rich troubling? Was his trip to Trump Towers the following November based on his concerns ?

Inquiring minds.


Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-14 07:39  

#5  They make one law for us and keep another for themselves.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-05-14 07:00  

#4  Funny that Schiff asked Power these questions.
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-14 06:29  

#3  "I never had sex with that woman, Ms Lewinsky"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-14 02:57  

#2  Effing liar. God these people are disgusting.
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-14 01:24  

#1  "Unmasking" ...deals with classified US Intelligence surveillance production documents. Where was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power's "need to know" in reference to Michael Flynn reporting ?

Where is the justification (written request) for the Flynn unmasking requested by Powers, or for that matter any of the other requests ?

What about the White House chef? Did he request any unmasking by chance ?

Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-14 01:18  

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