Posted on 04/04/2017 4:10:00 PM PDT by markomalley
Well, what do you know. On the matter of who “unmasked” the names of Trump transition officials in U.S. intelligence reports, we now have one answer: Susan Rice, Barack Obama’s national security adviser.
A U.S. intelligence official confirms to us the bombshell news, first reported Monday by Bloomberg, that Ms. Rice requested the name of at least one Trump transition official listed in an intelligence report in the months between Election Day and Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Ms. Rice received summaries of U.S. eavesdropping either when foreign officials were discussing the Trump team, or when foreign officials were conversing with a Trump transition member. The surveillance was legally authorized, but the identities of U.S. citizens are typically masked so they cannot be known outside intelligence circles. Ms. Rice asked for and learned the identity of the Trump official, whose name hasn’t been publicly disclosed and our source declined to share.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
When a name is unmasked detailed records are made and kept.
• Who requested the unmasking.
• Must be an authorized person by written request.
• Request must state a "reason."
• Who did the actual unmasking.
• The original collector of the name.
• Name of the "intelligence agency," who agrees with the "reason!"
• When each act occurred.
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Ergo, if Rice is on-record as having signed the log to review secure documents, she can neither claim 5A or Exec-Privilege. (hat tip Cletus D. yokel)
WSJ another alt-right news outlet!
I've lost track -- has this truly been confirmed? Do we know the particulars of the FISA warrant?
She can still claim the 5th in any testimony.
Assuming that Rice followed the appropriate protocol and the detailed records were kept of her requests, it seem that the following item would be of great interest, for each request she made.
- “Name of the “intelligence agency,” who agrees with the “reason!””
Perhaps she can, but everyone knows most times that’s a passive way of admitting guilt.
I bet that they also did this to Bernie. I also bet that Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz were also surveilled. I think this is the tip of the iceberg. I bet other collection methods were used as well, not just this one. They were all about digging dirt and getting campaign strategy. They couldn’t believe Trump and his team were so clean, they just had to keep digging and use any method available. I also bet that in October the dems planned to dig through the entire Trump history captured over the years by the NSA. Based on Susan Rice’s comment at the time, they believed their own lies that he had mob connections of some sort and maybe payola to officials to get his buildings built. Because that is how they would do it. Came up empty again.
My money is on ValJar being behind all of this. I think it’s so strange that ValJar moved into Obama’s home, and Obama headed off to Tahiti. Very odd.
Only those who have committed a crime plead the 5th.
So what? Are you suggesting a hearing should not take place and these questions should not be asked? Did ya think if she takes the fifth it means this whole thing is now over and everyone possibly involved skates?
So what? Are you suggesting a hearing should not take place and these questions should not be asked? Did ya think if she takes the fifth it means this whole thing is now over and everyone possibly involved skates?
Not at all!
Haul her lying ass before the House and Senate under oath, and then before FBI and DOJ investigators. Get every single word on record.
And please don’t impart motive or thoughts I don’t have. It’s not becoming.
@ Mariner said
Only those who have committed a crime plead the 5th.
That sounds good and makes some sense. But it is not always true. History shows us that taking the 5th makes good sense.
Remember Scooter Libby? For a really smart guy he sure was stupid. As a lawyer he knew he did not have to answer questions.
“Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”
I didn’t imply or suggesting anything. I’ve seen people running around here repeating Rice will take the 5th 500x. They were simply questions to you, with you responding with a defensive posture.
How would one know what your motives/thoughts are unless they inquire?
I wonder if Obama signed pardons on Jan. 19th for Susan Rice and any accomplices...to be produced when necessary.
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