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Nunes: Obama political aides made hundreds of unmasking requests
American Thinker ^ | July 28, 2017 | Rick Moran

Posted on 07/28/2017 1:01:53 PM PDT by detective

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Political operatives in high level positions illegally spied on the Trump campaign and other citizens.

"Nunes disclosed that he had seen data suggesting Trump campaign and transition officials were having their names unmasked by departing officials in the Obama White House. National Security Adviser Susan Rice and CIA Director John Brennan have acknowledged making such requests though they insisted the requests were for legitimate work reasons."

1 posted on 07/28/2017 1:01:53 PM PDT by detective
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To: detective

And where is Sessions?


2 posted on 07/28/2017 1:08:42 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: detective

If Republicans had done this the MSM would be screaming to see heads roll. Watergate was a parking ticket by comparison.


3 posted on 07/28/2017 1:08:58 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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4 posted on 07/28/2017 1:10:10 PM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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From the article:

This sort of thing used to be illegal until Obama relaxed privacy rules in 2011. So while it's not technically illegal (Nunes and others think it should be), it is a clear abuse of the privilege. It may even be an abuse of power if the White House used the unmasking to leak the names of Trump officials to the press for political purposes.

So IMO this might not fall under Session's jurisdiction.

5 posted on 07/28/2017 1:10:23 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: detective

Saint Jeffery the Innocent, will be right on it, right after he finds Bigfoot in El Salvador.


6 posted on 07/28/2017 1:19:00 PM PDT by heights
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To: detective; rrrod; Telepathic Intruder; Slyfox; dirtboy; heights

7 posted on 07/28/2017 1:20:48 PM PDT by wtd
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Clearly an unhappy bunch in your photo.

I wonder if perhaps these people simply object to having to pose for YAGP (Yet Another Group Photo.)

In fact I think, for these people, it goes deeper. I think they object to life itself, to the fact that things are turning out so poorly compared to their dreams.

I could be wrong. But that would be a rare event.


8 posted on 07/28/2017 1:20:56 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: detective

Senator Burr, the Head of the Senate Intelligence committee, said the “Unmasking” was all a “Creation” of Nunes, and that yes, some people were “Unmasked”, but it was inadvertently.
When he had Rice before his committee last week he asked NO questions about “Unmasking, he only asked about Russian Interference and Trump’s campaign. That is what he are up against.


9 posted on 07/28/2017 1:24:27 PM PDT by heights
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The only things missing from that photo is the neck tattoos and gang finger signs. Democrats have ugly souls as much as they pretend to better the American populace. Ugly inside and out.


10 posted on 07/28/2017 1:24:31 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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Intelligence committee chairman David Nunes

Any relation to Devin Nunes?

11 posted on 07/28/2017 1:25:29 PM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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ATL

Above The Law

Have a nice day tax payer.


12 posted on 07/28/2017 1:26:54 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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“Clearly an unhappy bunch in your photo.”

This is a photo of Obama’s White House staff the day President elect Trump first visited the Obama White House.

13 posted on 07/28/2017 1:27:47 PM PDT by detective
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To: heights

The last thing the establishment in both parties wants is to have revealed how the NSA apparatus they saved - against an insurrection from both the far left and right - was abused by the Obama Admin.


14 posted on 07/28/2017 1:29:28 PM PDT by dirtboy
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“This sort of thing used to be illegal until Obama relaxed privacy rules in 2011. So while it’s not technically illegal (Nunes and others think it should be), it is a clear abuse of the privilege.”

It was illegal because even the relaxed rules required judicial approval and there were restrictions on spying on Americans.

It was illegal for the government to spy on people for purely political purposes and to lie about it.


15 posted on 07/28/2017 1:31:56 PM PDT by detective
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This is a photo of Obama’s White House staff the day President elect Trump first visited the Obama White House.
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LOL. Well I was pretty close then. Things did not turn out as planned for these jerks.


16 posted on 07/28/2017 1:32:30 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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I have finally realized, nothing will be investigated, and virtually nothing accomplished in the Next Four Year. Trump has already lost to the deep state.


17 posted on 07/28/2017 1:32:36 PM PDT by heights
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most of the requests came from White House political aides and were not related to intelligence or national security work. He also says some of the requests to unmask identities were for Trump campaign and transition aides.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Translation from LibSpeak

Obama’s people asked for 1,500,000,001 and the Trump team asked for 1 - which makes it equal.

Along the same lines as a Lib with 50000000000000001% of the vote wins in a landslide while an R win with 62% of the vote is too close to call and a recount is in order.


18 posted on 07/28/2017 1:34:20 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""There is more to life than being a passenger. Amelia Earhart")
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To: Slyfox

They look like spoiled, incompetent misfits who are miserable no matter what.


19 posted on 07/28/2017 1:39:17 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: heights

According to Sara Carter of Circa news, the you- know- what is going to hit the fan. Sean had her on last night and just a little while ago and there are big names in Barry’s administration who went to great lengths to unmask Trump associates. If Sessions ignores this, I give up.


20 posted on 07/28/2017 1:48:29 PM PDT by surrey
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