Next up? MSM: "Republicans Pounce™"
[Fox News] Top Obama administration officials purportedly requested to "unmask" the identity of Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, according to a list of names from that controversial process made public on Wednesday.
The list was declassified in recent days by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, and then sent to GOP Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, who made the documents public. It features top figures including then-Vice President Joe Biden, then-FBI Director James Comey and intelligence chiefs John Brennan and James Clapper. It also included Obama's then-chief of staff, Denis McDonough.
"I declassified the enclosed document, which I am providing to you for your situational awareness," Grenell wrote to GOP senators in sending along the list.
Grenell’s letter was addressed to Sens. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Johnson, R-Wis., who had penned a letter to him and Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the declassification of files related to the unmasking process earlier in the day.
As Fox News previously reported, Grenell made the decision to declassify information about Obama administration officials who were involved in the "unmasking" of former national security adviser Michael Flynn — whose calls with the former Russian ambassador during the presidential transition were picked up in surveillance and later leaked.
Grenell appeared to have delivered those files to the DOJ last week. The declassified list showed recipients who "may have received Lt. Gen Flynn’s identity in response to a request processed between 8 November 2016 and 31 January 2017 to unmask an identity that had been generically referred to in an NSA foreign intelligence report," the document, obtained by Fox News, read.
"Each individual was an authorized recipient of the original report and the unmasking was approved through NSA’s standard process, which includes a review of the justification for the request," the document said. "Only certain personnel are authorized to submit unmasking requests into the NSA system. In this case, 16 authorized individuals requested unmasking for [REDACTED] different NSA intelligence reports for select identified principals." The document added: "While the principals are identified below, we cannot confirm hey saw the unmasked information. This response does not include any requests outside of the specified time-frame."
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Even though this was posted after the 2:00 p.m. ET deadline, I thought it important enough to publish today rather than waiting for tomorrow.
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NYPost - “They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn at that stage, based on a perfectly legitimate and appropriate call he made as a member of the transition,” Barr told CBS News last week.
Seems like I read that somewhere, like, three years ago, or 39 months ago.
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#9, probably a lot of phone traffic today with DNC LIE execs saying "it's not going to be possible to totally ignore this, it's not even going to be possible to actually spin this..."
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Next up, some NSA captures of phone calls and emails. Again, this is what it looks like when a dam gives way.
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^Slowly, at first. Then all-of-the-sudden. Like Bankruptcy
Posted by: Frank G ||
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All that False News claims were 100% true. Obama set them up to sell out their credibility. Gotta wonder if anyone in the media turns on them after 3 years of being manipulated.
Naturally most will just continue to dig trench works to defend their guy, but certainly some...
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Like battered wives: "He hits me because he loves me"
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If I was Sanders I'd walk away from the Democrats and form my own party at this point. He's too old to run again but could play King Maker for the Socialist party.
But instead he's working with Biden and Obama to do damage control.
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:-) Can you imagine him and Terrayyza asking where they can tie up their 42' powerboat "Scaramouche"?
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What is not being mentioned, or did I miss something ?
"Unmasking" deals with processed intelligence reports or intelligence production. Production aimed at foreign entities with Mike Flynn also in the room. Ok, I got it.
(1.) Where was the "need to know" regarding the dissemination of these reports to ambassadors and others, not even remotely associated with the intelligence process?
(2.) Where are the actual written requests (which would have provided justification) for the "unmasking."
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Nancy Pelosi unveiled the new $3 trillion coronavirus legislation on Tuesday
One stipulation for the Legislative Branch would give $5 million to House offices to advance their technological capabilities for lawmakers and staffers
It would be used for upgrading 'imaging solution' to meet the demand for 'House imaged laptops'
Also would increase 'inventory of satellite phone, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots, and updated satellite bandwidth technologies' in home district offices
The legislation addition comes as lawmakers and their employees cope with new virtual work with very little time on Capitol Hill
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They cannot take care of their own servers. Give them typewriters in which they can write their doggerel.
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If it passes in the Senate, then I’ll be interested — the Democrat-controlled House postures as much as it did when the Republicans had the House but not the Senate. Still, I suppose it’s good to be reminded what they’ll do if they win back the Senate.
[BREITBART] Monday night on Spectrum News 1’s "Inside the Issues," Rep. The Ageless and Downright Brilliant Comrade Maxine Impeach 45! Waters ...U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district, serving since 1991, a total of 28.44865 years. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the most senior of the twelve black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Before becoming a member of Congress she served in the California Assembly, to which she was first elected back when Disco was in flower, in 1976, which would make it 43.44660 years. She has been a politician for virtually all her adult life. If she was a little brighter she'd be a Communist... (D-CA) said President Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... and the lockdown protesters should be ashamed of themselves for pressuring governors to reopen their states.
Waters said, "You know our governors are under great stress. The protests that have been organized, the protests trying to intimidate our governors to open up everything are protests where the people participating in that should be ashamed of themselves. They should not be encouraged in any way. They should not be encouraged from the top leadership of this country to go out and do that."
She continued, "I know the pressure is on. I know that you’re trying to hold the line. I want you to hold the line. I don’t want to see these establishments opened back up. I want the federal government to join with the cities and the states to support these families in every way that we can. I do want a moratorium on rent evictions. I have a huge bill. I have a $100 billion bill to pay the landlords. We don’t want them to risk their properties, many of them have bought a small number of units, ten units, four units as retirement property. I know that they need to pay their mortgages. I am going to absolutely see to it that they are reimbursed, that they are paid for the moratorium on evictions on their apartments.”
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Corrupt old imbecile... should have been sent to prison years ago
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For the Dems, the Wu Flu might be their last, best hope to finally bring down Trump - if they can pin the damage on him. But opposing Trump means opposing Americans who are tired of the lock-down and want to get back to their jobs and businesses. Doesn't sound like a winning strategy.
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sure she knows, she just pronounces it 'bidness'
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Dim Congressputz Maxine Wateredown Declares That Putin Invaded ‘Korea.’ "And the fact that he is wrapping his arms around Putin while Putin is continuing to advance into – Korea".
Waters, who sits on the Financial Services Committee, broke a House rule requiring members to behave in a way that reflects “creditably” on the chamber. The committee said that by trying to assist OneUnited, she stood to benefit directly, because her husband owned a sizable amount of stock that would have been “worthless” if the bank failed.
the protests trying to intimidate our governors to open up everything are protests where the people participating in that should be ashamed of themselves.
Sooooo....government should not be accountable to the people?
I know the message is for the Karens and staycation people, but nice messaging to the Democracy Now! crowd.
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...U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district, serving since 1991, a total of 28.44865 years. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the most senior of the twelve black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Before becoming a member of Congress she served in the California Assembly, to which she was first elected back when Disco was in flower, in 1976, which would make it 43.44660 years. She has been a politician for virtually all her adult life. If she was a little brighter she'd be a Communist...
