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'Unmasking' probe concludes without 'finding any substantive wrongdoing': report
The Hill ^ | 10 13 2020 | Olivia Beavers

Posted on 10/13/2020 5:12:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

The federal prosecutor Attorney General Bill Barr tapped to investigate whether Obama administration officials improperly requested the unmasking of individuals during the 2016 election has concluded his probe without “finding any substantive wrongdoing,” The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Barr appointed U. S. Attorney Jeremy Bash to review whether there was wrongdoing by the Obama administration in requesting the identities of individuals — in particular Trump allies — whose names are redacted in intelligence reports during the heated election.

The practice, known as unmasking, is common and done to help government officials make sense of the intelligence documents they are reviewing, but the president and his allies have alleged that Obama-era officials acted improperly in making a series of unmasking requests that ultimately led to former Trump campaign aide Michael Flynn’s name to be unmasked.

According to the Post, Bash and his team reviewed unmasking practices as well as whether officials at the time improperly leaked information to reporters. Bash reportedly turned over his findings to Barr, whose office chose not to publicly release the findings. The findings did not rise to the allegations Trump and his allies have made about wrongdoing, according to the report.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agbarr; bagppes; barr; bash; benghazi; jeremybash; obama; stefanhalper; unmasking
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To: WASCWatch
Lends credibility to my opinion that Barr fired Bash for not doing his job.

It also lends credibility to the notion that he resigned in disgust because Barr wouldn't let him pursue charges doesn't it?

141 posted on 10/15/2020 10:46:27 AM PDT by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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To: itsahoot

If Bash had gotten indictments, Barr would not have told Bash to either resign or be fired.

Bash claimed no one did anything wrong. No one believes that.


142 posted on 10/15/2020 10:52:58 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: dp0622
I just want Trump to win.

Negative thinkers are always right........... or pleasantly surprised.

143 posted on 10/15/2020 11:03:51 AM PDT by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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To: itsahoot

No they’re just miserable people to be around :)


144 posted on 10/15/2020 11:15:43 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: WASCWatch
Bash claimed no one did anything wrong. No one believes that.

Apparently Barr did.

145 posted on 10/15/2020 11:16:17 AM PDT by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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To: itsahoot

If Barr believed it, Bash would still have a job.


146 posted on 10/15/2020 11:17:52 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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If Barr believed it, Bash would still have a job.

Do you know for a fact that Bash was fired, or just assuming he was? If he didn't agree with his report, why did he allow a B$ investigative report to be released? You act as if he had to allow a report be published that he believed to be a lie. Did you also notice that he said he would not be releasing and documents, just because Trump said he had unsealed them?

147 posted on 10/15/2020 11:48:53 AM PDT by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Sounds like Barr is dirty.


148 posted on 10/19/2020 4:05:19 AM PDT by ChuckR163 (http://qanon.pub)
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