But according to this article these “unmasking request are very rare -
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/fred-fleitz-obamagate-how-obama-administration-apparently-weaponized-intel-agencies-for-political-attacks
They are comparing apples an oranges.
The agencies in charge of such things may ‘unmask’ people routinely, but how many times is it done by senior level white house officials? (answer - almost NEVER)
New York Times reporter Charlie Savage LIED.
I recently read somewhere that the Trump administration’s requests were few in comparison.