Warner asks DNI for underlying intelligence behind Flynn unmasking

The Hill ^ | 05 20 2020 | Zack Budryk

[yesthatjallen]

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Wednesday asked acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell for the underlying intelligence reports in which former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s name was “unmasked.”

In a letter obtained by The Hill, Warner asked Grenell for any underlying intelligence reports concerning conversations between Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergei Kisltak, as well as the reasoning behind declassifying the unmasking requests, “given the potential compromise to sources and methods.”

“As you are well aware, there are substantial protections built into the process for requesting that identities of U.S. persons be unmasked in intelligence reports, ensuring that the rights of individual Americans are protected and that unmasking requests are granted only to those who need the information in order to protect U.S. national security,” Warner wrote.

“[S]elective declassification for political purposes undermines the integrity of our system for protecting classified information, undermines the Intelligence Community’s credibility, and erodes public trust in institutions critical to protecting the nation,” he added.

Although the Senate panel typically operates on a bipartisan basis, Warner has no power on his own to compel Grenell to turn over the documents.

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[John S Mosby]

No, the Cuban American National Foundation has a hand in what should be Rubio’s proper response to communists who work for the Chi-Coms. Fairly definitive. He (and he talks with Cruz) knows what Warner is.

Warner is not going to be there much longer. Nor is Di-Fi. And the game is changed. Warner got is “sourcing” information from see eye ehhhh.... illegally- and commed regularly which Schiff the paedoboy screen writer. Warner is in serious trouble, evidenced by his actions.

Ratliff is the next DNI.