By DANIEL CHAITIN • 3/22/17

The Washington Post's Bob Woodward warned on Wednesday that there are people from the Obama administration who could be facing criminal charges for unmasking the names of Trump transition team members from surveillance of foreign officials.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said earlier that he had briefed Trump on new information, unrelated to an investigation into Russian activities, that suggested that several members of Trump's transition team and perhaps Trump himself had their identities "unmasked" after their communications were intercepted by U.S. intelligence officials.

The revelation is notable because identities of Americans are generally supposed to remain "masked" if American communications are swept up during surveillance of foreign individuals.
During an interview on Fox News, Woodward said that if that information about the unmasking is true, "it is a gross violation."

He said it isn't Trump's assertion, without proof, that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower that is of concern, but rather that intelligence officials named the Americans being discussed in intercepted communications.

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He drove the point home, adding that "under the rules, that name is supposed to be blanked out, and so you've got a real serious problem potentially of people in the Obama administration passing around this highly classified gossip."

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/woodwa...article/2618185

But of course! Donald trump is a winner! Those who do battle with him better prepare to lose. The small little battles might go the wrong direction, but in the end Donald Trump WINS!!! TM

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While PzLdr is right when it comes to actual criminal prosecutions, I am beginning to wonder if the Dems aren't running a little scared on this one, and that helps explain their flogging the Russian/Trump connection. They need a distraction and the MSM is only too happy to help by focusing undue attention on Dem accusations.

Ironic, though, isn't it that the Dems are painting Russia as a major threat to us after the Romney/Obama confrontation during one of their debates.

Zitat

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And the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back.

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Mega - ironic!

The Dems have lost all principle though.