Many people who don't know what unmasking is or when it's permitted and, most of all, don't have the information needed to assess its propriety here, have instantly formed emphatic opinions because of the potential to hurt Biden.
There's no way now to know if it's legitimate:
There's no way now to know if it's legitimate:
It's true -- as Obama officials & media allies are yelling -- that unmasking is very common. Trump Admin does it all the time. That it's common doesn't make it right. But: 1) they do have wide discretion & 2) it shows that minimization protections against the NSA are illusory
I'm glad that the call between Kislyak & Flynn got leaked. But, under the law governing classified information, the leaking of that call is one of the gravest crimes there is.
Who did that?
theintercept.com/2017/02/14/the…
Who did that?
theintercept.com/2017/02/14/the…
When Obama officials and their media allies keep telling you unmasking is extremely common, they're right. But it shouldn't be. When it happens, it means US officials are learning the private communications of US citizens with no warrant or oversight:
aclu.org/why-fisa-amend…
aclu.org/why-fisa-amend…
