That spree of "Unmasking" done by Democrats at the end of the Obama administration now will be getting a special review.
Unmasking is when government officials demand to know the identity of Americans who may be caught up in surveillance by the government of foreigners, and it's become a scandal because of what the FBI did with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who for a time was President Trump's national security adviser.
She explained, during an appearance on Sean Hannity's program, "So John Durham, as part of his investigation, had been looking at the issue of unmasking, and the attorney general determined that certain aspects of unmasking needed to be reviewed separately as a support to John Durham's investigation. So he tapped John Bash, one of our U.S. attorneys out of Texas, to do just that."
She noted that while unmasking is allowed under the law, "Certainly the frequency, the motivation, and the reasoning behind unmasking can be problematic."
"Well that's why the attorney general determined that it was appropriate to look at unmasking as a support to John Durham's investigation, and looking specifically at episodes both before and after the election," Kupec said.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported just days ago that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham requested records of Obama administration officials who made so-called "Unmasking" requests for information on President Donald Trump, as well as members of his family and campaign.
Graham's request is a follow-up to the release of a list on May 13 of 39 Obama-era officials who submitted requests that unmasked the identity of Michael Flynn in government intelligence reports, the report said.
Unmasking is when government officials demand to know the identity of Americans who may be caught up in surveillance by the government of foreigners, and it's become a scandal because of what the FBI did with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who for a time was President Trump's national security adviser.
She explained, during an appearance on Sean Hannity's program, "So John Durham, as part of his investigation, had been looking at the issue of unmasking, and the attorney general determined that certain aspects of unmasking needed to be reviewed separately as a support to John Durham's investigation. So he tapped John Bash, one of our U.S. attorneys out of Texas, to do just that."
She noted that while unmasking is allowed under the law, "Certainly the frequency, the motivation, and the reasoning behind unmasking can be problematic."
"Well that's why the attorney general determined that it was appropriate to look at unmasking as a support to John Durham's investigation, and looking specifically at episodes both before and after the election," Kupec said.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported just days ago that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham requested records of Obama administration officials who made so-called "Unmasking" requests for information on President Donald Trump, as well as members of his family and campaign.
Graham's request is a follow-up to the release of a list on May 13 of 39 Obama-era officials who submitted requests that unmasked the identity of Michael Flynn in government intelligence reports, the report said.
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