Obama Aides Unmasked Hundreds During Election Without Justification
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The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing top political aides to President Obama of making hundreds of requests during the 2016 presidential race to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence reports, including Trump transition officials.
The Hill reports Republican Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, in a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, said the requests were made without specific justifications on why the information was needed.
Nunes said the total requests for Americans’ names by Obama political aides numbered in the hundreds during Obama’s last year in office and were often not justified as they had nothing to do with intelligence matters.
Corrie O'Connor
