The House Intelligence Committee has issued seven subpoenas as part of an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 election. Three of the subpoenas involve seeking information on senior Obama-era officials, including former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former UN Ambassador Samantha Power.
James Rosen of Fox News confirmed that the FBI, CIA, and National Security Agency were among the governmental agencies served with subpoenas issued by the committee.
Subpoenas have also been issued to President Donald Trump’s short-lived National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, and lawyer Michael Cohen.
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The question that arises is whether the mainstream media will cover the subpoenas involving the unmasking controversy as fervently as they covered the Michael Flynn story? I for one would be shocked if they did.
Too bad the biased MSM won't give the same coverage on the Susan Rice subpoena as they did with the Flynn subpoena.
— Red Warrior (@Red_Warrior5) June 1, 2017
Rice was outed back in April as the source of the inappropriate “unmasking” of Trump administration officials. She had previously claimed she knew “nothing” about intelligence reports that were cited and used to unmask members of Trump campaign and transition team.
During a House Intelligence Committee hearing, Rep. [score]Trey Gowdy[/score] grilled then-FBI Director James Comey about possible sources for leaks, particularly pertaining to Flynn, who was forced to resign.
At the time, three people close to Barack Obama were identified as having the authority to “unmask” individuals caught up in “incidental” surveillance. These were Brennan, Rice, and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Power is a bit of a wild card. Why would the UN Ambassador be involved in unmasking American citizens?
Cross-posted at the Mental Recession
