Posted on 03/31/2017 7:10:44 PM PDT by davikkm
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.
Fox News reports:
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
There is really only guy, Brennan.
10 years in Fed Max minimum, five if he talks and takes down higher ups.
Or JEdgar Comedy.
Someone else suggested Loretta Lynch.
GRRRRR. I can’t stand that little $#@!! Looking at the quiet ones leaves Brennan and Rhodes....
Fire them. Take their retirement benifits, the jail them!
That would be my first guess - he really hates Trump. I’d love to see him do some jail time. Gitmo would be nice - he could spend quality time with his religious ‘brothers’.
Does anyone think they’ll resign before they are outed????
I’m surprised none of them have fled the country to undisclosed locations. I can only guess that they hope to bring down Trump or what they are hiding is so dangerous that they dare not leave anything unattended.
TUROTD
Someone else suggested Loretta Lynch.
+++++
“Someone high up in the intelligence community” doesn’t map well to an Attorney General”. At least for me. CIA, NSA, DNI ... is more likely.
Its making the Twitter rounds in the past few hours that the person is Jeh Johnson:
https://twitter.com/therealcornett/status/847953830788706304
“BREAKING: Jeh Johnson unmasked the intelligence documents under Obama’s order. And Yes, Illegal Wiretaps were involved! .....developing”
That would be startling, if true. Will Trump tip us off in one of his infamous Saturday morning Twitter storms?
Loretta Lynch was not an “intelligence official”.
Right — thanks!
Monitoring
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