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Susan Rice's great unmasking escape: National Security Council records sent to Obama Library
2017-06-20
[LI] It seems ages ago, but was just a couple of months ago that controversy swirled around former National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s “unmasking” of names from classified intelligence reports.

We reported on the inconsistencies in Rice’s story on April 3, Susan Rice unmasked? Previously said “I know nothing about” Nunes allegations, and the following day on her interview by Andrea Mitchell, Susan Rice: Sought unmasking but “absolutely not for any political purpose”:

Now there is a new twist. Those White House unmasking records have been removed … to the Obama Library in Chicago, which isn’t even built yet.

This all came known when Judicial Watch sought the records. Judicial Watch’s press release states, in part, that the records not only have been removed, they may be unavailable for 5 years:

Judicial Watch today announced that the National Security Council (NSC) on May 23, 2017, informed it by letter that the materials regarding the unmasking by Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice of “the identities of any U.S. citizens associated with the Trump presidential campaign or transition team” have been removed to the Obama Library.

Posted by:Bright Pebbles

#7  Sandy Berger lives!
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-06-20 23:41  

#6  I find the phrasing 'removed to' rather ambiguous, as the Obama Library will be all electronic copies.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-06-20 20:11  

#5  I seem to recall the retirement of official records comes at the end of the fiscal year.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-06-20 16:38  

#4  Trump and Congress should go after these records just to p!ss-off the opposition and to push criminal charges. From what VRWC posted, it seems like a slam dunk case except for the usual gnashing of teeth and whining by the Dems, the RINOs and the legacy media.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-06-20 12:06  

#3  CONFIRMED: Trump Can Get The Unmasking Records Out of Obama Library

Excerpt: "From the Archives website:

Ҥ 2205. Exceptions to restricted access

(2) subject to any rights, defenses, or privileges which the United States or any agency or person may invoke, Presidential records shall be made available–

(A) pursuant to subpoena or other judicial process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of any civil or criminal investigation or proceeding;

(B) to an incumbent President if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of current business of the incumbent President’s office and that is not otherwise available; and

(C) to either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, to any committee or subcommittee thereof if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of its business and that is not otherwise available; and”

There are a number of ways the Trump administration can choose to get at the records. Importantly, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenas should still bear fruit. Devin Nunes might just have to add the Obama Library and the national Archivist to the subpoena list."

Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-06-20 09:42  

#2  I'll go with 'Conveniently Destroyed' for $600. Alex.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-06-20 06:53  

#1  If the press, and the judiciary, are on your side - you can get away with anything, eh?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-06-20 06:44  

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